Every budding capoeirista should learn to play and sing with the instruments that accompany the capoeira roda.
Our music class will resume next Tuesday 7pm-8pm @ Dance On Us studio (see details under Classes/music)
Monthly Archive for April, 2007
Tuesday 1st May is Labour Day. Another excuse to party. Which is exactly what we will be up to.
Parabens to Lua and her dance team Platinum for reaching the Dance Floor finals! Some of us will be there to cheer her team on at the finals. Tune in to Channel 5 to watch them cross the finishing line on Sunday 29 April 2007. Phone lines are open from 8pm - 10pm. Dial 1900 112 5505 or SMS D5 to 32623 to vote for them. The team that gets the most votes wins.
Starts: 7 May 2007
Time: 4.30pm - 6pm.
Venue: Dance On Us Studio @ 8 Claymore Hill.
Adults, teens and newcomers are welcome.
Please be there 15 mins early so you can pay your fees. See Claudinho.
If you can only make it for Monday afternoon classes, casual rates apply: (pay for the month by the 1st Monday of that month)
Adults: $20 per class ($20 x 4 classes = $80)
Students/NSF: $15 per class ($15 x 4 classes = $60)
NB: Newcomers must pay $20 (a one-time registration fee) by your 1st lesson.
We won’t be training on Good Friday. Have a long weekend and see you on Saturday at the roda. Same time same place.
I must say we have a pretty talented bunch here at Bantus.
Last month, I got to watch one of our young capoeiristas, Indio, who is a budding thespian, on stage in his role as MacBeth (not the easiest Shakespearean play for young actors). I am awed by his ability to remember all his lines - hello, we are talking Shakespeare here (and the boy’s only 14 going on to 15). And when I found out that he actually choreographed the swordfight scene between MacBeth and his nemesis, I was most impressed. Indio, you definitely put your maculelé and fencing skills to good use!
Just a fortnight ago, we are delighted that the cheerleading team Peixe Cru has been coaching has come in second for the National Cheerobics Competition. Wow, all those months of hard work for only 3 minutes! Needless to say, the local newspapers had a two-page feature on that event.
Currently, in the limelight is Lua, one of our own capoeiristas who also happens to be a dancer (and a good one too). She has been busy rehearsing week after week to entertain the masses for the Dance Floor competition for several months now. I remember a bleary-eyed Claudinho and I rushing down to her audition last year (at 7.30am!) just to cheer her on. And we had to wait nearly four hours before it was her turn!
Well, the good news is that her team Platinum is still in the running.
One more round next week before the finals. Week after week, we’ve watched and marvelled at how she creatively applies her capoeira moves in the choreography and this week, she actually incorporated a bananeira de cabeça while channelling Martha Graham.
So in typical Bantus fashion, our tribe plans to troop down to the Mediacorp studio to cheer her on for this last leg of the competition next Wednesday and the Wednesday after (if Platinum makes it through this round). In the meantime, don’t forget to vote for Platinum (sms D1 to 32623 or call 1 900 112 5501) for this week! You can log on to www.thedancefloor.com.sg to read the weekly reviews and Platinum’s blog.
Update: Yeah! Platinum is still in the running! Keep them in. Vote for Platinum SMS D7 or call 1900 112 5507 before next Wed (18 April) 6pm!