Clay Creatures! + Capoeira
Youth Kids | Available
Our kids camps are split up into two sessions, an art component and a movement component. Students are split into two groups by age and switch sessions halfway through the day.
Art: Clay Creatures! with Jonathan Tune
Learn the skills to design, sculpt, and paint polymer clay creatures! We'll have fun making a menagerie of figurines using a variety of techniques. It's going to be a good time!
Movement: Capoeira with Silvio Dos Reis Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art. In this class the students will learn about the movements, music, history and philosophy of Capoeira. The students will have fun learning the basic Capoeira movements such as "ginga" and explore some flexible movements like cart-wheel and handstands. Learn how to build the body dialogue when they work together with their friends to perform the Capoeira game, and also how to play the Capoeira instruments and sing songs in Brazilian Portuguese.
Extended Care:
Do you need care before or after camp for your student? Sign up for Creative Care, running before camp starting at 8:00am or after camp ending at 5:00pm. Register Here: https://reg129.imperisoft.com/GageAcademy/ProgramDetail/3535323933/Registration.aspx
Silvio Aleixo dos Reis
My name is Silvio Dos Reis and I am known in the Capoeira community as Mestre Silvinho. I started the practice of Capoeira Angola in Belo Horizonte, Brasil, 35 years ago. In my hometown, I worked teaching kids and youths at public and private schools, and in social programs for adults and homeless youth. I moved to Seattle, WA in 2004 to direct the branch of the International Capoeira Angola Foundation (ICAF) here. Since then I have been teaching ongoing Capoeira classes at ICAF Seattle, organizing international conferences, and teaching summer camps for public and private schools. I also have taught classes for the University of Washington, Evergreen State College, and Western Washington University.
I see Capoeira as a powerful tool to educate, build self-esteem, and develop our critical view of the world. Capoeira promotes interpersonal and social healing through the learning of its fundamentals such as movements, music, history, and philosophy.