We have been blessed to have a devout following of a family of new capoeiristas. They are Mareta, her two daughters Jesse and Angel, and her 8 year old grandson. A late addition to our adult class is an administrative volunteer, all the way from Washington D.C., Amy...she reluctantly took one class after I badgered her for a few days and now she's hooked!
They are all very dedicated and faithful to training and showing up on time. They bring humor in where frustration might get the better of a person and there is a beautiful family competition in the air when they train together.
During rodas they are very interested and active in the music. Mareta seized a berimbau when it was offered during the beginning of a roda and that is true love for capoeira...berimbau is one of the most challenging parts of this art.
I'm stoked to have a multi-generational family interested in capoeira here. It is a beautiful thing to watch a mother and daughter jogo and practice drills, laughing at eachother, and bringing warmth into the training space. This is what Brincadeira Viva Academy has always provided for its students and instructors and it is rewarding in very profound way for us to find it far from home.
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