Tuesday 9th August 2005
Wow! 
What a great workshop, thanks to Cafune, Kanako, Tomoko and Espaguete, everything went really smoothly and we all had a great time. In total, 48 kids aged around 10y/o and 25 adults took part in our workshop at the Japan Lutheran College in Mushashi-sakai. The participants came from all over Japan to take part in a special Brazilian Culture camp during their summer vacation. In our workshop we covered a very brief history of capoeira and Grupo Bantus. The students learnt two capoeira songs (all in Portuguese), and were introduced to the Ginga, Negativa, and Quiexada. A few lucky volunteers got to play in a big roda at the end of the class. What quick learners!
The kids were so well behaved, and obviously enjoyed themselves so much. You could see it in their faces how excited they were to experience our amazing art. Of course, we were more than happy to share capoeira with them. They quickly got over their shyness and then we finished off with a roda of samba!
Thanks to the organizers, and thanks to MISHOP for connecting us. And thanks for the special Brazilian style dinner after our workshop.
More photos coming soon.
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