Clad all in white, dancers encircle in a roda, erupting into cartwheels and swing kicks near the Huntington Beach Pier. The movements blend into a fluid form of acrobatic non-contact fighting to the ...

Kelly Ketterer learned how to do martial arts, sing, play instruments and speak Portuguese, all in one class. “There’s something in capoeira for everyone,” she said. Capoeira began as a form of ...

Capoeira student spars with instructor in a 'roda' or circle, as others sing and play traditional Brazilian capoeira songs. The BYU Capoeira club invites all to learn about this culturally rich ...

Daniel Saunders as the enslaved African Benedito in Prism Movement Theater's production of Iv Amenti and Jonah Gutierrez's "Circe: The Song of Benedito." Jay Stork / JC Photography Africans enslaved ...

Students, both Chinese and expatriates in Shanghai, follow their instructor to play capoeira in a beginner class at Capoeira Mandinga Shanghai, the first group to teach the art in China. See story on ...