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Its Carnival time!

From the 4th to the 8th of March this year Brazil ground to a halt as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets with feasts and fanfare and samba parades with a little bit of Capoeira thrown in for good measure. This months roda theme will be Carnival and we thought it appropriate to give you a bit of history behind this incredible spectacle. Samba tells a story, of the origins and daily lives of a people. It is myth. It is legend. It is a way of life. Samba is beauty. Samba is sadness. Samba is suffering. Samba is hope. Samba is history...

Mar 9, 2011

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Guest Post by Glenn Macnamara | Fast food is good for you!

Yes thats right! Contrary to popular belief, fast food is healthy! That’s because of the way in which we define “fast food”! Many of us need “food on the go” due to our busy lifestyles. We often make the incorrect food choices because of the time factor. For me, fruit is the best “fast food” to Take Away...

Feb 9, 2011

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Student Profile | Tracy “Marrenta” Farndell | CDC Knysna

What! Can you believe this is the first time we are profiling a student from Knysna? Well its long overdue and we thought it was only fair to profile one of the stalwarts of the CDC Knysna class, Tracy "Marrenta" Farndell. With the school growing the way it is and with so many new faces, we will be doing our best to profile students from two classes each month in 2011. For now, find out more about Tracy, Sweet like a lemon!

Nov 15, 2010

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Capoeira classes take First National Bank by storm!

Months of hard work by Cidade De Ouro's Kevin Jackson came to fruition last week when capoeira classes kicked off at First National Bank's Bank City building in Johannesburg. Casa Da Capoeira welcomes all of the new capoeiristas from First National Bank to our family! We look forward to meeting you all at the next public roda!

Apr 15, 2010

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Student Profile | Marco Fernandes | Bedfordview/Edenvale

This months student profile comes from Marco Fernandes (aka Tattoo) from the Bedfordview/Edenvale class. Find out more about this Chris Cornell loving, chocolate mousse eating, fire-fly hating capoeirista who's favourite saying is "Buildings Burn, people die but true love is forever!"

Apr 15, 2010

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Stoneridge Mall Night Market | Capoeira Show | Friday 26 March

Hi Guys and girls! Stoneridge shopping centre are having a night market on 26 March 2010 running from 17H00 to [...]

Mar 25, 2010

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CrAzY Hat Dinner| April 10 | Rhapsodys Bedfordview

Its been a while since the whole CDC crew have been together so we have planned a CrAzY Hat Dinner! Join us for the first of what will hopefully become a quarterly event on the 10th of April. Entrance is R 60 and will cover a couple of fresh food platters for you to get stuck into. Please RSVP to Win ( w.a.khine@gmail.com ) or 0827826945 before Friday the 26 of March!

Mar 19, 2010

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