Teachers
Updated 15/02/12:
These teachers have just confirmed their attendance: Toca (FICA), Polaco, Alex ‘Carrapeta’ (Marrom e Alunos), Rilene (Menino Quem Foi..)
Over 10 workshops every day.
PLUS …awaiting confirmation of Mestre Roberval at JingaFest
Plus these guys:
Mestre Joãozinho da Figueira: all-round nice guy
Famous for: having an open philosophy; uniting capoeiristas from different styles/groups; running a Friday night roda every week for 6 years.
Workshops: capoeira movement & music + serenading everyone with bossa nova/samba on guitar
Started capoeira: 1978
Style: capoeira
Group: MarAzul, London
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Contra-Mestre Claudio Campos: ‘a warrior with a warm heart’
Famous for: running the biggest group outside of London
Workshops: capoeira & maculele
Started capoeira: 1991
Style: capoeira/contemporary
Group: Nucleo de Capoeiragem, Bristol
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Canguru: Capoeira entrepreneur
Famous for: never shutting up
Workshops: Music & movement (Bridging the gap from contemporary to Angola)
Started capoeira: 2000
Style: capoeira (8yrs contemporary, 3yrs Angola)
Group: Jinga Communities, Cornwall
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Instructor Cascão: social capoeirista
Famous for: establishing capoeira on school curriculum in Norwich schools
Workshops: movement + talk on social capoeira & PE curriculum
Started capoeira: 2001
Style: Contemporary
Group: Cordão de Ouro, Norwich
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Treinel Pão de Milho: ‘Angoleiro de valor’
Famous for: being loyal upholder of Angoleiros do Mar family traditions
Workshops: Angola movement & music
Started capoeira: 2000
Style: Angola
Group: Angoleiros do Mar, Devon
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Bom Jesus: Cornish outdoors fitness guru & capoeirista
Famous for: bringing back ‘functional fitness’ in Cornwall
Workshops: Ultimate fitness for capoeira
Started capoeira: 2002
Style: Angola
Group: formerly Amazonas
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Shamil Aloprado: Emcee and one time B-Boy
Famous for: being an independent thinker & capoeira revolutionary
Workshops: ‘Next level Floreios’, supported by Treinador ‘Ninjinho’
Started capoeira: 2005
Style: The art of fighting without fighting
Group: ACM ( ACER CapoeiraMundo)
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Vermelho
Famous for: making strange sound effects when he teaches
Workshops: Angola movement, the basics
Started capoeira: 2002
Style: Angola
Group: Angoleiros do Mar, Devon
Mara Blackburn: Yoga teacher, massage therapist
Famous for: being Canguru’s wife and mother to our wonderful daughter Nelle
Workshops: Yoga + massage therapies
Started yoga: 1992
Started massage therapy: 1998
Please contact Canguru if you would like to come and teach at JingaFest. We are looking for more teachers.
Other special guests (adding their energy in the rodas, may or may not be teaching):
Alex Carrapeta (East London Capoeira, Mestre Marrom e Alunos)
Mestre Polaco (Capoeira Reading)
Profa Rilene (Menino quem foi seu Mestre, formerly Amazonas) London
Chamada, Cordão de Ouro Cornwall
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