Video of Professor Julio being interviewed at the National Film and Television School with a short demo by Apache, Varetta, Fabio and the Professor himself. Filmed live, the show was broadcast to 200,000 student dorms so hopefully we have encouraged a few people to pick up the game.

If you want to get straight to the action fast forward 20 minutes into the video

Capoeira at the Hub

Our next music class will be on Sunday 25th September:

Time: 14.00

Spiritual Caipirinha Bar
4-6 Ferdinand Street
London NW1 8ER

Please arrive on time as the venue is open at this time for our class.

£3

Bring your own berimbau, if don’t have let me know in advance.

All levels welcome!

Senzala London will be having the 2011 event in November.

Guests include:

Mestre Gato

Mester Pedro, Contra Mestre Nega

Contra Mestre Vingador

Professor Carrapeta

Professor Carioca 

18th – 20th November

ADVANCED PRICES

€65 For students in Europe – 3 Days + T-Shirt

£60 for Students in London – 3 Days + T-Shirt

Register Now

There will be limited accommodation available first come first served we will announce registrations on Facebook and this website.

See you there…! Axe

Music class this Sunday 1st May 2.00 in Camden Town. Please confirm your presence by sending me email or txt by phone as we need numbers to confirm the venue.

All levels welcome for session of clapping, singing and playing any instruments.

Afterwards we can go for lunch some nice feijoada and caipirinha are available…

Venue:

Spiritual Caipirinha Bar:
4 Ferdinand Street
London NW1 8ER
(nearest tube station – Chalk Farm, Camdem Town)

Time: 2.00/3.00

Price: £3

Bring your own instrument (berimbau,pandeiro or atabaque) for those who don’t have instruments there will be some available for those who book in advance.

Looks like our friends in Serbia are organising their Batisado…

10 ANOS DO GRUPO SENZALA NA SERBIA - MESTRE PEIXINHO, CONTRA
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When: May 20 7:30pm - May 22 5:00pm

Where: Sportsko društvo "Radnički"
Vojvode Šupljikca 31

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The 10-year jubilee of existence of Group Senzala in Serbia will mark ten years from the first workshop with Contra Mestre Steen Møller, at that time still a Professor, and the official acceptance of a small group of capoeiristas from Serbia into one of the biggest and most renowned capoeira groups in the world, Centro Cultural SENZALA de Capoeira - Mestre Peixinho.
The event will include a three-day workshop of capoeira, brasilian dances and music, Batizado e Troca de Cordas, the belt awarding ceremony, as well as the Batizado party.

Price: 70 Euro for adults, 50 Euro for children
The price includes the workshop, event T-shirt, sleeping hall and a small present for each participant :)
We ask all participants out of Serbia to confirm participation until 15:4.2011. to ensure a sufficient number of T-shirts and places in the sleeping hall.



Desetogodišnjica postojanja Grupe Senzala u Srbiji obeležiće deset godina od prve radionice sa Contra Mestre Steen Møller-om, tada još uvek profesorom, i zvanično prihvatanje male grupe kapoerista iz Srbije u jednu od najvećih i najčuvenijih kapoera grupa na svetu, Centro Cultural SENZALA de Capoeira - Mestre Peixinho.
Događaj će obuhvatiti trodnevni seminar kapoere, radionice brazilskih plesova i muzike, Batizado e Troca de Cordas, ceremoniju dodele pojaseva, kao i redovnu Batizado žurku.

Cena: 70 evra za odrasle, 50 evra za decu.
U cenu su uključeni: seminar i radionice, majica sa događaja, sliping hol i mali poklončić za svakog učesnika :)
Molimo sve učesnike van Srbije da najkasnije do 15:4.2011. potvrde učešće da bi se obezbedio dovoljan broj majica i mesta u sliping holu



O jubileu de 10 anos de existência do Grupo Senzala na Sérvia vai marcar dez anos do primeiro workshop com o Contra Mestre Steen Møller, na época ainda o Professor, e da aceitação oficial de um pequeno grupo de capoeiristas da Sérvia em um dos maiores e mais renomados grupos de capoeira do mundo, o Centro Cultural Senzala de Capoeira - Mestre Peixinho.
O evento contará com um workshop de três dias de capoeira, danças e música brasileiras, Batizado e Troca de Cordas, e tambem a festa depois do Batizado.

Preço: 70 euros para adultos, 50 euros para crianças
O preço inclui o workshop, a camiseta do evento, salão de dormir e um pequeno presente para cada um dos participantes:)
Pedimos a todos os participantes fora da Sérvia para confirmar a participação até 15:4.2011. para garantir um número suficiente de camisetas e os lugares no salão de dormir.



Gosti - Guests - Convidados

Contra Mestre Steen Møller
Contra Mestre Chiquinho
Professor Espiga
Professor Camarao
Professor Urso
Professor Raio
Professor Palito
Professor Soneca
and many more...

SATNICA - TIMETABLE - HORARIO

PETAK-FRIDAY

VELIKA SALA-GREAT HALL:
Predstavljanje učesnika, treninzi za decu od 20-21:30h a za odrasle od 20h-23h
Introduction of guests, classes for kids 20-21:30h, classes for adults 20-23h

SUBOTA-SATURDAY

VELIKA SALA-GREAT HALL:
treninzi za odrasle od 10-14h, Batizado e troca de cordas od 16-20h
classes for adults 10-14h, Batizado e troca de cordas 16-20h

MALA SALA-SMALL GYM:
Treninzi za decu 10-12:30h
Kids classes 10-12:30h


BATIZADO PARTY!!! Klub BONAFIDES Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra 67 (Ulaz iz Beogradske) dođite i pozovite koga god želite i dodjite od 23:00h, ulaz je besplatan :)
come and invite anyone you wish, the party opens at 23:00h and entrance is free :)

NEDELJA-SUNDAY

VELIKA SALA-GREAT HALL:
Treninzi za odrasle 12h-17h
Classes for adults 12-17h

MALA SALA-SMALL GYM
treninzi za decu 12-14:30h
classes for kids 12-14:30h

SLIPING HOL za goste van Beograda za petak i subotu organizovan je u maloj sali SD "Radnički" i ne naplaćuje se dodatno, ali je potrebno poneti vreću za spavanje.
Sleeping hall for guests will be in the small gym of SD "Radnički" and is free of charge, but a sleeping bag is needed.

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Centro Cultural Senzala de Capoeira – London

Presents

V Batizado

22nd, 23rd and 24th October 2010

Capoeira, afro-brazilian dance, maculelê samba de roda, party…
Teachers and masters from Brazil

Price
£55 (descont price until 1st October)

£60 (after 1st October)

* events t-shirt is included

Please register here

Location: (This is 2 minutes from Tufnell Park tube station.)

Acland Burghley School
93 Burghley Road
London
NW5 1UJ

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Programme

22nd Friday
6.30pm – registration
7.00/9.30 – capoeira workshop and roda

23rd Saturday
11.00/12.30 -capoeira workshop
12.30/14.00 – capoeira workshop
(mestres e contra-mestres will be teaching all different levels)

14.00/14.30 – lunch

15.00/16.30 – Batizado

16.30/17.30 – Roda

* 20.00 party at : Mustik

Corner of  City Road
and Worship street
London, EC2A 1BR

PRICE:       £ 5

24th Sunday
11.00/12.00 – warm up and maculele class
12.00/1.00 – capoeira workshop
1.00/2.00 – samba and afro-brazilian dance class
2.00/2.30 – lunch
2.30/4.00 – capoeira workshop
4.00/5.30 – capoeira workshop and roda

*we are going for dinner at Barraco restaurant(brazilian food) in Kilburn 7.00

Batizado it’s a traditional cerimony in capoeira. Please wear your whites.
If you don’t have your capoeira uniform please let us know. I’ll have some white trousers this week.

Check out the gallery of pics from the workshops we did in Watford and St Albans…

Calling all members of Senzala UK and Senzala London please submit you photos here!

We have a workshop Mestre Claudio Arruda… It begins on the 30th April and continues on the 1st and 2nd of May. We will be training at the Highgate Newton Community Centre (see map below)

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We’ve switched hosts and Second Variety our web design team have put our site back up. We’ll have some lovely new movies of the Batisado up here soon…