Capoerista’s woke up to a beautiful sunny day in Sydney on Sunday for a little bit of Samba and an awesome day for Roda De Rua at Coogee Beach in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs!

Kicking off the day we headed down to the PCYC at Daceyville (Kingsford) for some music practice, a little bit of play, followed by a very challenging Samba class. The amazing Cristina Ramon took on the challenge that was teaching us a samba routine, and if I thought I was un-coordinated before the class, I KNOW I am definitely un-co now hehe… The class was great fun, and it was fun to see everyone give it a go, trying to shake their booties – trying being the operative word for some of us! Our next challenge, possibly our homework, is to remember the little routine we learnt, a challenge for any worthy capoeirista, but with a few more lessons from the lovely Cristina I think we might just get it down. Continue reading »