“I am maintaining my vision that includes using Capoeira as a tool to encourage positive self-awareness and lifestyle choices.”

“Coordinator Colleen McLellan said that seeing Capoeira in the streets was as entertaining for her students as it was for the crowd. “We didn’t expect so many people to dance with us like they did. Small festivals bring such a freewheeling environment for us to share our craft,” McLellan said.”

“With her dad being one of the first people to bring the music and dance-infused Afro-Brazilian martial art of capoeira to the UK, the Essex native was exposed to tropical and exotic influences, as well as the arts, from a young age. “I was kind of raised by all these masters of karate and kali. I think I was always interested in capoeira more than the other martial arts as it wasn’t just about fighting, it’s the music and the movement which is tied in.”

“The idea of jogo is a continuous ebb and flow”