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“And Capoeira … well, bullying is something I worry about especially because Shane is very small for his age. I want him to learn how to deal with bullies … not to fight them but to defend himself, firstly with words and with his self-confidence.”

“Put crudely, if we constantly hear (for instance) that many capoeira practitioners are criminals, or that many criminals are capoeira practitioners, then we may disapprove of capoeira – we may even want to make it illegal, or be happy if it is illegal. Conversely, if we constantly hear that capoeira is an ancient, complex, subtle, athletic, balletic, skilful and culturally rich tapestry of African slave and indigenous Brazilian culture, then we may value it, cherish it, fetishize it, even…

“As part of the school’s annual World Cultures Day, dance groups representing Africa, Brazil, Russia and India took to the stage (or the gym) and presented a bit of their culture, including the instruments and language.”

“Through the art of Capoeira – an Afro-Brazilian, low-contact martial art that is part dance, part acrobatics, part fight – a group of children learned to form sustainable communities. The capoeira allowed the teens to communicate without words and instead through action, fostering team work and compassion between the participants.”

“Noah St. John practices capoeira but his friend Dante is just a little better than him….