Capoeira for families Workshop

2868 Mission Street,San Francisco CA 94110

26 June, 2021

Description

This special demo workshop will introduce families to Capoeira. Mission Cultural Center welcomes you to our grand re-opening: Corazón Abierto Open House. For this event we have created a series of classes that we will be offering through out the year. Capoeira is designed to foster mental and physical development. Through the art of Capoeira, the program gives youth and their families a healthy and exciting activity to put their energy into. The difficulty of the exercises depends on the age group and level of the students. Each class will conclude with a group circle (roda) where students clap, sing, play music and rehearse the movements they have learned against each other. As a Capoeirista, students are required to develop the skills listed below: Balance Flexibility Acrobatics Coordination Respect Teamwork Music Self Esteem Dance Singing Self Defense Endurance Training Strength Development Bio: Armando Ibarra started his martial arts training at the age of 4 and has been training Capoeira for 10 years. Armando has a background in teaching since he was 16. He has experience teaching people of all ages but has largely placed his focus on the youth. Armando has been assisting with teaching youth classes at local parks and recreation centers under his instructors. He is no stranger to the MAS program as he has grown up in the Mission District and has taught youth in the Mission Cultural Center. He believes that training Capoeira can truly change a person through discipline while introducing a new language, culture, and other skills that one may learn by practicing it. Social media: @Armando_Baqueta " The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA) was established in 1977 by artists and community activists with a shared vision to promote, preserve and develop the Latino cultural arts that reflect the living tradition and experiences of the Chicano, Central and South American, and Caribbean people. MCCLA makes the arts accessible as an essential element to the community's development and well-being."