Capoeira Mandinga Shanghai

Tuesday February 7th from 3:30 to 4:30PM

Initiation to capoeira for kids from 5 years old.

Kids will be introduced to the world of capoeira by learning basic movements and body expression, playing traditional Brazilian instruments (percussions: Atabaque and Pandeiro) and singing in Portuguese.

Capoeira is a great tool to develop motor coordination, since its movements involve the entire body.
Introducing fun kids games where the elements of capoeira are incorporated, children learn many important skills including discipline, loyalty, self confidence and respect.

Come and join us!

Address: Yan’An Xi Road n.358, 3rd floor, near Nan Jing Xi Lu (between Nan Jing Xi lu and Zhenning Lu). 延安西路358号3楼
Fees: 120 RMB/kid

Camaras! 【中文翻译见下文】

Ido Portal will come to Shanghai for a weekend workshop on November 11, 12 and 13! Most of you already know him; some of his videos are on YouKu.

It’s a great opportunity to learn from one of the best movement and balancing trainers in the world. These are not traditional capoeira workshops but something different, special, which will be extremely useful for all of us in order to improve both our equilibrium and floreios.

Everyone should try to attend to all the sessions of the workshop, both beginners and intermediate will benefit from it.

Workshops will focus on communication, floreios and strenght.

Schedule:

• Friday November 11
  • 19:50-21:50 Session I
• Saturday November 12
  • 11:00-13:00: Session II
  • 16:00 – 18:30: Session III
• Sunday November 13
  • 11:00-13:00: Session IV
  • 16:00 – 18:00: Session V

Location: Our gym on Yan’An Xi Lu n.358, Floor 3.

The price is the following:

• 200rmb for one session
• 500rmb for 4 sessions
• 550mb for 5 sessions

If you can attend the workshop please register online here!

中文

著名的技巧和卡波耶拉教练IDO PORTAL 又将回到上海，他将会在11月11日至13日在上海举办培训班。这次他将在上次教授如何练习好平衡的基础上，将会加上一些有关平衡方面的动作练习。

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课程安排：

周五，11月11日
19:50-21:50 Session I
周六，11月12日
11:00-13:00: Session II
16:00 – 18:30: Session III
周日，11月13日
11:00-13:00: Session IV
16:00 – 18:00: Session V

学费：

• 一节课 —— 200人民币 （单独）
• 四节课 —— 500人民币
• 五节课 —— 550人民币

地址：延安西路358号3楼

Batizado Registration Form :: Click here to sign-up! 【中文翻译】

Capoeira Mandinga Shanghai’s 4th annual Batizado and Troca de Cordao will take place on 16th, 17th and 18th of September. Workshops, rodas, performances, party: it’s going to be a massive event!

Special guests:
— Mestre Marcelo Caveirinha, Founder of Capoeira Mandinga
— Mestre Cabello, Capoeira Angola center of Ouroverde Cultural farm
— Contra Mestre Cipó, Capoeira Mandinga Mexico Cuernavaca
— Contra Mestre Espeto, Capoeira Forca da Arte Osaka

Should you have any question, please send an email to capoeirashanghai@yahoo.com

Schedule

Friday 16th of September

• 19:00-20:45 – Workshop at Wushu Center 595 Nanjing Xi Lu 南京西路595号
• 20:45-22:00 — Batizado Roda for Light Green/Half Light Half Dark Gree/Dark Green belt
  After class, dinner at OLE Restaurant on Yan’An Xi lu 358 by Nanjing Xi Lu

Saturday 17th of September

• 10:00-12:00 — Workshop at Wushu Center 595 Nanjing Xi Lu 南京西路595号
• 12:00-13:30 — Lunch break
  
• 13:30-14:30 — Rehearsal for the show
• 15:00-17:00 — Show! Batizado and Troca de Cordao: Sequencias, Capoeira, Maculele, Danca de Coco, Batucada
• 20:00-00:00 — Party at Latina Restaurant –
  Special price 180 RMB all you can eat
  Xujiahui, Grand Gateway Square, 1 Hongqiao Rd.
  Capoeira and Afro Dance Show at 10:00PM
  

Sunday 18th of September

• 14:00-18:00 — Music and Capoeira Workshop at Wushu Center 595 Nanjing Xi Lu 南京西路595号
• 18:00-19:00 — Roda! at Wushu Center 595 Nanjing Xi Lu 南京西路595号
• 20:00-22:30 — Dinner at Di Shui Dong on Dong Ping Lu n.5 (by Hengshan Lu)

Contact: Diego Guerreiro 13761164307; e-mail: Capoeirashanghai@yahoo.com | www.capoeirashanghai.com

Price:

For Capoeira Mandinga students who will pay the month of September:

• RMB900 early birds (payment before the 31st of August)
• RMB1,000 after the 31st of August

For Capoeira Mandinga students who will not pay the month of September:

• RMB1,000 early birds (payment before the 31st of August)
• RMB1,100 after the 31st of August

Visiting capoeiristas from other groups:

• RMB500 for all the workshops and rodas
• RMB350 for one workshop and rodas
• RMB100 for Sunday roda

Batizado Registration Form

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中文版

Ido Portal will come to Shanghai for a weekend workshop on March 26 and 27!! For a description of his workshops please click here.

The schedule for the workshops will be the following:
Saturday March 26

• 11:00am-13:00: equilibrium workshop
• 16:00 – 18:30: floreio workshop
• 18:30-19:15: capoeira roda (for capoeira students)

Sunday March 27

• 11:00am-13:00: equilibrium workshop
• 16:00 – 18:30: floreio workshop

Location:

Shanghai Ballet, 3^rd Floor. Hongqiao Lu n.1650, by Shuicheng Lu. 3 minutes walking from Shuicheng lu Station, Line 10. By Bus: n.925 or n.911

The price is the following:

• 180rmb for one session;
• 500rmb for 4 sessions

If you can attend the workshop please register online here!

Thank you!

For further information send an e-mail to capoeirashanghai@yahoo.com or contact Diego at 13761164307

Chinese Version / 中文版

Pictures of our Batizado are online!
Check the photo gallery: http://www.capoeirashanghai.com/media/batizado-2010-the-pictures

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Download Batizado 2010 Program (PDF)

Download Batizado 2010 Program (PDF)

Capoeira Mandinga Shanghai will participate to Shanghai Repertory Theater [SRT] Spring Arts Festival 2010 with Maculele, Capoeira and Batucada Show!

All the students are invited to participate and to wear the white Mandinga uniform.

Friday 21st and Sunday 23rd of May 8:00pm!

Venue: Ke Center for Contemporary Arts, 613-B Kai Xuan Road (near Yan’an West Road)

This was how the Brazilian Band greeted the around 500 guests in Latina Restaurant on Saturday 20.03.2010 for the Brazilian Carnival in Shanghai.

The atmosphere was like in Brazil: Traditional Brazilian carnival music, people dancing to pagode, forro and axe music, caipirinhas (the Brazilian national drink) being served in huge quantities and Brazilian samba girls dancing on stage in their beautiful sexy costumes…

It showed the international carnival crowd another tradition of Brazilian life and culture. Amidst all these traditional elements and presentations, there is certainly one cultural aspect which should not be omitted, and that is CAPOEIRA – the cultural heritage of Brazil, a sport which shows a great deal of Brazilian culture and history, a mixture of martial art, dance and music.

The performance was presented by Grupo Capoeira Mandinga, the only capoeira group in Shanghai. The space was limited, the “roda (playing circle)” small and tight, but with the berimbau (traditional one-string music instrument) leading the rhythm and songs for 20 capoeiristas, and a cheering international crowd, the atmosphere was energetic and it was the perfect time to show this beautiful Brazilian art form.

The capoeiristas played and showed all the art’s acrobatic “movimentos”, beautiful “golpes” and rhythmic “gingas”. The mixtures make the beauty of the game, and so it was exciting to see the different styles of the capoeiristas. Some impressed the crowd with radical acrobatic maneuvers, some played a smooth and stylish slow game, and some performed with many kicks and fighting movements, always controlled in order not to harm the opponent but forcing him/her to defend or launch a counterattack.

The show lasted for about 15 minutes and impressed upon everyone just how much this Brazilian cultural heritage has spread all over the world – even to Shanghai.

Capoeira exhibition for the opening of Greenlife NPO’s new office

On the 18th of March 2010, after years of managing their activities from their home, the non-profit-organisation for environmental protection Greenlife NPO celebrated the opening ceremony of their new office in Luwan District, Shanghai. Capoeira Mandinga Shanghai took part in the set of performances to entertain the guests, which included Chinese traditional dancing, contemporary dancing, a comedian show, and a couple of music performances.

Over ten capoeristas displayed their kicking, singing and percussion abilities for a crowd of more than 250 people. Most of the audience −mainly Chinese and Japanese− wasn’t familiar with the art, but after a couple of minutes of uncertainty on their faces, they soon grasped the fun of the game and the rhythm of the music, then the clapping and cheering spread in the hall. The climax of the show came when Guerreiro went upside down in a solid bananera, that provoked a wave of excited gasping. The acrobatic position and his upper body −lush with masculinity and suddenly unveiled by the fall of his T-shirt− were equally compelling. Sushi delighted us with a flash come back from Japan appearing just before the show to treat us with his neat technique. The audience didn’t notice, but Pombinha could not overlook his change in shape since he left the group.

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