Capoeira combines techniques in evasion, kicks, and acrobatic moves, often executed with aplomb and flair while moving to the rhythm of music MANILA, Philippines – Imagine learning martial arts, but ...

Hip-hop beats from the class next door slip through the Capoeira Evolução studio walls. "Don't worry, we'll drown them out in a few minutes," says capoeira instructor Alex Rodriguez. In minutes, a ...

On a warm Monday evening, students sweat it out indoors as they rock their bodies back and forth, swaying from side to side as they alternately step back with the left and right foot. To the sound of ...

SARASOTA -- When Halle Berry pounces across the screen as Catwoman this Friday, watch as she crouches low, kicks high, then jumps, arches and flips in the air. She's playing Capoeira. To prepare for ...

ITS UNUSUAL movement — part dance and theater, part martial arts display — first attracted Oakland’s Mary Schindler to the Afro-Brazilian art form capoeira. She wanted to learn how to dance and came ...

Students perform capoeira moves at Springs Dance Studio. The studio aims to give capoeiristas the chance to use their bodies in powerful new ways. Photo courtesy of COPPeR On a Thursday afternoon, ...