The batizado is our annual celebration inducting new students into the art of capoeira and acknowledging another year of hard training for seasoned students.
EVENT SCHEDULE:
Thursday, May 6: AFRICAN DANCE WORKSHOP and CAPOEIRA, Sage Martial Arts, 6-8pm
Friday, May 7: CAPOEIRA WORKSHOP WITH MESTRE PEQUINES, Smash Studios, 7-9pm
Saturday, May 8, BATIZADO and SAMBA performance: 1-3pm, Grand Avenue Mall
Batizado afterparty (Saturday)- MOCT, 10:30pm
Sunday, May 9: Time TBD, Gymnastics Workshop at Turners on 4th Street
CONFIRMED GUESTS include:
Mestre Pequinês (Goiana, Goiás), Contra-Mestre André Gusmao (New York, NY), Contra-Mestre Falcao (Grenada, Spain), Contra-Mestre Turracha (Goiana, Goiás), Professor Sabidinho (Madison, WI), Instructor Gaviao (Denver, CO), Instructor Mosca (Madison, WI), Graduado Tesoura (New York, NY), Graduado Sargento (New York, NY), Graduado Vagalume (Miami, FL), Treinel Jack (Madison, WI), Graduado Sapo (Milwaukee, WI)
Cost for entire weekend is $150.00
Here's the clip from last year"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlyHEJh2KV8
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Promo clip from Capoeira Nagô Milwaukee's 1st Annual Batizado, organized by Graduado Sapo. www.MKEcapoeira.com The full video will be ready for sale in time for Contra-Mestre André's return visit in November, 2009. ...
Partial List of new cords (as I remember)
ReplyDeleteNewly Baptized, receiving Gray Cords:
-- Amber
-- Veronica
-- Amanda
-- Madeline
-- Chris (Cabella)
-- Mark (Bomba)
-- Voador's da
-- Surfista
-- Giovanti
-- Vikram (Pulinho)
Troca de Cordas: Gray to Green, first to second
-- Steff
-- Joseph (Visconte)
-- Chris (Voador)
-- George (Ursao)
-- Ben (Maccarao)
Troca de Cordas: Green to Yellow, second to third
-- Jacob (Molejo)
-- Aymar
-- Ricardo (Mosquito)
-- Sarah (Seninia)
-- Tyrone (Penguine)
-- Arturo (Artiste)
Sorry to everyone I forgot!