The lecture is intended to give context to the activity class, showing how history shapes the movements, music, and rituals of Capoeira. It will illustrate this through discussion, student presentations, videos, and handouts. The activity class consists of warm-up exercises, sequences of movements, and, at the end of class, a free practice of Capoeira in the roda. Because of the brevity of class periods, students are asked to arrive to class on-time, dressed in activity clothes and ready to work out. Shorts are not acceptable.
Participation measures the commitment, hard work and consistent attendance of the student.
Improvement is measure based on the level of the student and the beginning of the semester. Students are expected to arrive to class on-time, respect the instuctor and fellow students, and contribute to the energy of the class. This includes clapping, singing and playing in the roda. The second practical examination will be a group final on the last day of the semester in which all students will have to show proficiency in the game and songs of Capoeira in the roda. The instructors will not give out handouts for past classes.