KIDS CAPOEIRA
KIDS
CAPOEIRA
Kids Develop Self-confidence and Creativity
In Capoeira class a student develops skills in self-defense, acrobatics, fitness, instrument playing, rhythm and singing, language skills, teamwork, and strategy development all while understanding limits and respect for one another
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Capoeira instills the values of responsibility and self-confidence while awakening creativity through the development of self-expression.
KIDS
CAPOEIRA
In learning Capoeira, a student develops skills in self-defense, acrobatics, fitness, instrument playing, rhythm and singing, language skills, teamwork, and strategy development.
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Capoeira instills the values of responsibility and self-confidence while awakening creativity through the development of self-expression. In class a student develops body awareness through the use of self-defense skills, acrobatics, and general fitness. Capoeira increases memory, balance, mood and behavior, and like any regular physical activity, is the first defense against childhood obesity. Children are mentally engaged through instrument playing, rhythm and singing, language skills, teamwork, and strategy development, all while understanding limits and respect for one another.
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Professora Água-viva and her students are role-models who strive to teach young people valuable life lessons—confidence, leadership, goal-setting, team-work, expression, cultural and social cooperation, respect and tradition, and habits that can lead to a lifetime of good health and civic involvement. ​
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MONDAYS
4:45pm - 5:45pm Juniors Ages 11- 13
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TUESDAYS
5:00pm - 5:45pm Ages 5 - 7
5:45pm - 6:45pm Ages 8- 10
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WEDNESDAYS
4:45pm - 5:45pm Juniors Ages 11- 13
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THURSDAYS
5:00pm - 5:45pm Ages 5 - 7
5:45pm - 6:45pm Ages 8- 10
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SATURDAYS
9:30am - 10:00am PreK Capoeira ages 2.5 - 4.5
10:00am - 11:00am Mixed Level Ages 5 - 10
Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that combines self-defense, acrobatics, dance, music, community, and culture. Over the past 500 years it has evolved from a secret fighting practice into an art emphasizing self-expression and community celebration.
AGUA-VIVA
Professora Água-viva has been teaching youth and adult classes in West Seattle since 2016. She works under the direction of Mestra Colibri, Coletivo Colibri Capoeira, based in Chicago. She is also the Founder and Artistic Director of VivaArts Seattle.
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Professora Água-viva has over 20 years of experience in Capoeira and over 25 years studying various movement practices. She continues to attend educational events and workshops, and travels to Brazil and to other locations around the world each year to participate in Capoeira events, competitions, and workshops; and as a sought out teacher she is invited to lead Capoeira classes and workshops around the U.S. throughout the year.
Professora Água-viva and her students are community leaders and role models who promote the values of respect, integrity, strength and equality. She holds classes for beginners or experienced athletes, and classes for all ages- including toddlers, kids, teens and adults.
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MESTRA COLIBRI
Kátia Conant, known as Mestra Colibri, was born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She started capoeira in 1990 at 14 years old with Contra-Mestre Tom in Grupo Arte Brasileira. In 1992, Contra-Mestre Tom and his students migrated to Capoeira Brasil under the supervision of Mestre Paulinho Sabiá. In 1999, as a green cord, Colibri became a direct student of Mestre Paulinho Sabiá. As a brown cord, Colibri moved to New York City in 2010 to start teaching and cultivating her own branch of the group. In 2013, she moved to Chicago and opened up the Chicago Capoeira Center in 2016, the same year she received her black cord. She went to receive the title of Mestra in 2023. In 2024, Mestra Colibri departed from Grupo Capoeira Brasil and went on to found her own collective, Colibri Capoeira, on January 1st, 2025.
