She is managing director at the CBLA Headquarters in Mid-City Los Angeles and alongside her husband, Sean “Chegado” Moran, owns and operates CounterBalance LA, a boutique martial arts, fitness and body movement space in Northeast LA. Jessica Carla de Lima-Moran AKA “Pavão,” has been a capoeirista for 22 years, training and teaching under world-renowned Capoeira master, Mestre Boneco of Capoeira Brasil Los Angeles (CBLA). To start training or for more info, please email us at or register and reserve class at Because of COVID-19 safety protocols we do not accept any unregistered DROP-INS. Youth classes are divided into age groups.
First-timers/Beginners are welcome to attend the 7:15 pm Monday-Thursday classes and Saturday’s 11 am class. CounterBalance is a boutique martial arts, fitness and body movement space curated by Pavão and Chegado, for more info: TRY A CLASS: We offer BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED and ALL LEVEL Adult Capoeira classes. CB NeLA is located at CounterBalance in Eagle Rock. Class times are available for youth 3 and above, tweens, teens, and adults of all fitness and skill levels. CB NeLA is an extension of the international CB organization co-founded by Pavão & Chegado’s teacher, renowned Capoeira master, Mestre Boneco.ĬOMMUNITY: CB NeLA is a diverse community whose mission is to train, preserve, and disseminate the transformational art of Capoeira. TEACHERS: Capoeira Brasil Northeast LA is led by brown cords, Formanda Pavão and Formando Chegado.
Age-appropriate curriculum focuses on coordination, flexibility, rhythm, and core strength while bolstering confidence and developing leadership skills, discipline and respect. CB NeLA offers 3 levels of youth classes: TINY TOTS: Ages 3-5.5, Kids: Ages 6-10 and TWEENS & TEENS: Ages 10+. YOUTH PROGRAM: Capoeira is an amazing art for kids of all ages. Music is a fundamental part of Capoeira, students of all levels learn traditional instruments and songs. Teachers help practitioners connect their rhythm, strength and flexibility into fluid body expression.
Classes focus on developing conditioning, flexibility, mobility, balance, movement quality and body awareness. These traditional instruments and the original music and songs of Capoeira are vital to the practice and preservation of the art.ĬURRICULUM: In a typical class, participants will do a cardiovascular warm up, stretch and train basic techniques alone and in partners. These games are an intricate exchange of circular and straight kicks, escapes, sweeps, takedowns, and gymnastic flourishes accompanied by the distinct sound of the Berimbau, Atabaque and Pandeiro. The roda is the circle where one’s training manifests into strategic, improvised games. This graceful yet powerful mix of dance and martial arts is linked together to form a unique and organic game played in a roda.
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GAME PLAY: Capoeira is a holistic art, a fluid series of agile movements exchanged between two players. Capoeira is a highly creative and expressive movement form with deep cultural roots and a complex history. This Afro-Brazilian art form is a fusion of dance – martial arts – acrobatics – functional fitness and traditional music. HISTORY: The art of survival, of liberation, the art of game play: Capoeira was created by Africans brought to Brazil during the slave trade, today it is practiced throughout the world by a diverse community of enthusiasts.