When: Every Saturday 9:30am-11:30am

Cost: $20 per class, pay at the door (Exact cash, Venmo, or PayPal)

Description: Kapoeira de N’gola Preto Velho presents Capoeira de N’gola. Kapoeira de N’gola or Capoeira de Angola is a Bantu art form from the southern Kongo empire, today known as N’gola or Angola, imported to Brazil via trans Atlantic human trafficking. It is a sport of balance, balancing music, dance, magician-ship, & fighting. Though this art can be dangerous it’s not a fight. This is an art of building community, so fighting is frowned upon even though there are aspects of fighting.

What to expect: Must wear pants & t shirt or shirt that can be tucked in. The training is usually divided into two parts.

Part 1: Music: (45min/1hour)

Class usually starts off with music first. Students are required to learn all the instruments of Kapoeira de N’gola, & learn the songs.

Part 2: Movement: (45min/1hour)

The second part is the Movement. In this class we will learn the foundational movements of the art form. Movements are mostly slow & low to the ground.

Bio: Cheyenne has been training Kapoeira de N’gola for 9yrs now... Been under N’ganga Themba Mashama (head & founder of the Kapoeira de N’gola Preto Velho) for 8 years. With over 30 years of martial art & combat sport experience, ranging from Boxing, Wrestling, Taijiquan, MuayThai, & American San Soo. Now a days his focus is Kapoeira de N’gola.

Accessibility Note: All are welcome: Please check in & let Cheyenne know about physical or mental conditions. There is a place for everyone in Kapoeira de N’gola… If you can’t do movement folks can train in music.

The space is located on the 2nd floor with one flight of stairs directly up from the entrance. Elevator access is available; please email pieterpasd@gmail.com prior to event if you will be using it. The elevator is spacious enough for any mobility device and the 2nd floor space is free of any steps or mobility barriers. There are no automated doors in the building.

There are two all-gender restrooms with three private stalls and a urinal. Each restroom has one stall accessible for mobility device users.

Free parking is available directly behind our building at 2412 Workman Street. There are two additional free city lots south of Broadway on Workman Street. There is also ample metered parking in the neighborhood.

Have questions or need additional accommodations? Email pieterpasd@gmail.com and we will do our best to assist you.