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Our classes are from 8pm to 10pm at: 355a College St. (College and Augusta - above Thymeless), on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
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24h Capoeira Roda – Summer 2010 (Update)
[ August 14, 2010 12:00 pm to August 15, 2010 12:00 pm. ] Salve Capoeira,Last year we had a challenge, to play capoeira for 24h. The result... A SUCCESS... We managed to hold a Roda for 24h without letting the Berimbau stop once. The roda started at 12pm on Saturday and ended at 12pm on Sunday.Because of the huge success of our first event, we will be doing [...]
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Car Free Sunday Rodas – July 25, 2010
[ July 25, 2010; 5:15 pm to 7:15 pm. ] Salve Capoeira,July 25th 2010, is Car Free Sunday where we will have our now traditional Roda in the corner of Augusta and Oxford.Everyone is welcome to participate and bring their best AXE.Let's all get together and make this a great Roda.Show up at 5:15pm in Kensington Market at the corner of Augusta and Oxford for [...]
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Roda de Rua 2010 – Axé Capoeira Batizado e Troca de Corda
Come and celebrate Axé Capoeira Toronto’s 5th Annual Batizado and Troca de Corda! Roda de Rua 2010 takes place throughout Toronto for three days in August. Capoeira students will have the opportunity to participate in capoeira workshops with internationally renown capoeiristas and Mestres. Friends, family and supporters are invited to join us for one of our [...]
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Semente do Jogo de Angola Toronto & Capoeira Angola Center Ori present AGÔ
A special week-long series of workshops, talks and rodas with Mestre Jogo de Dentro, from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. … Workshops will focus on the movements, strategy, music and ritual of Capoeira Angola. Capoeira Angola, sometimes called capoeira mãe or the mother capoeira, is often described as an older more African style of capoeira. Mestre Jogo de Dentro [...]
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Capoeira Classes in the Park
During this amazingly hot Summer we will be having our regular classes in Christie Pits @ Christie & Bloor in front of the TTC Station and some other Parks (if so I will post them here). Unless of course if it rains in which case we will be back at the academy. The class schedule remains [...]
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- After our class tonight we went to visit Mestre Jogo de Dentro at Semente do Jogo de Angola Academy - Centro Ori. It was great being with the mestre again and once more I strongly advise everyone to take the time and opportunity to practice with him. AXE.. #
- The word "axé" ( pronounced a-shay) comes from a Yoruba religious greeting used in the Candomblé and Umbanda religions that means "soul", "light", "spirit" or "good vibration". #
- We now have a twitter account which I will be updating with news, rodas, events, and stuff, follow us here: http://twitter.com/GUCanada Axe, Prof. Kmelo #
- The development of the site continues, and I have just enabled a direct chat window, so if you have any questions, suggestions and ideas feel free to contact me in real time using the chat window on the bottom right, you may even change pages and continue with the chat, of course you can always use the contact form if I'm not online. Along with the technical developments I will continue to add valuable resources about capoeira, the culture and history of our art form. Axé #
- Continuing with the development of the site, it is now mostly optimized for the iPhone and other mobile devices, so that you may have access to all the resources on the go. Axé #
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We are redesigning our website, and introducing new and exciting features, more information about capoeira, events, history, pictures and videos. Please bear with us as we work out all the little bugs. Axe, Prof. Kmelo
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