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Berkeley Capoeira Collective offers capoeira as a roots-based Afro-Brazilian art form that blends martial arts, dance, acrobatics, music, and history into a single practice. Classes include movement, music, and cultural history, with many facets such as leadership, ritual song, and the rhythms and songs guided by the berimbau. The program includes age-appropriate capoeira classes for pre-schoolers, kids, teens, and adults, and has practitioners of all ages and genders at the academy.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Class options during business hours on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 12:00pm–9:00pm, and on Sunday from 12:30pm–2:00pm
• Price: Your first class is free.
The stated mission of Berkeley Capoeira Collective is “A cultural experience for all ages and abilities.” Capoeira at this program is described as very playful and well suited for young people, and is accessible to people of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of physical ability. Kids capoeira classes are described as development and growth focused, and teen classes are described as supporting strength, resilience, and a sense of belonging, while adult classes are described as a dynamic practice that builds strength, mobility, and coordination. Through ritual song and movement, capoeira at this program preserves cultural memory and strengthens community, and participants are invited to connect with a vibrant community.
Capoeira at Berkeley Capoeira Collective is presented as an Afro-Brazilian martial art created by enslaved Africans in Brazil as a form of resistance, self-expression, and survival under slavery, and it remains rooted in Afro-Brazilian history and traditions. The art is known at this program for fluid, acrobatic movements that combine strength, agility, rhythm, and strategy, and practicing capoeira is described as improving balance, coordination, flexibility, cardiovascular health, and mental focus. Music is described as central to the experience, with the berimbau, songs, and rhythms guiding the game, shaping the energy of the roda, and connecting practitioners to the ancestors and the deeper meaning of the art. The program notes that capoeira is practiced worldwide, bringing people together across cultures while honoring its Afro-Brazilian roots and living traditions.
Berkeley Capoeira Collective offers age-appropriate programs for pre-schoolers, kids, and teens, and states that capoeira is very playful and well suited for young people. The program uses a belt or cordão system where its lineage follows the colors of the Brazilian flag, with Green, Yellow, Blue, and White indicating progression through training and various combinations of these colors marking in-between levels. A batizado is described as an event put on by capoeira academies to formally recognize students who have decided to continue their training, and at Berkeley Capoeira this often includes the presentation of a new color belt or cordão. As a collective, the teachers come from several lineages and have chosen to work together based on alignment in teaching practices and values.
Families are asked to bring a water bottle, and for the first few classes students are told to come in comfortable clothes they can move in, with a note that shorts and socks are not recommended. If shoes are needed, the program asks for non-marking shoes meant for fitness activities, and uniforms are available for those who decide to continue.
Last updated February 16, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Class options during business hours on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 12:00pm–9:00pm, and on Sunday from 12:30pm–2:00pm
• Price: Your first class is free.
The stated mission of Berkeley Capoeira Collective is “A cultural experience for all ages and abilities.” Capoeira at this program is described as very playful and well suited for young people, and is accessible to people of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of physical ability. Kids capoeira classes are described as development and growth focused, and teen classes are described as supporting strength, resilience, and a sense of belonging, while adult classes are described as a dynamic practice that builds strength, mobility, and coordination. Through ritual song and movement, capoeira at this program preserves cultural memory and strengthens community, and participants are invited to connect with a vibrant community.
Capoeira at Berkeley Capoeira Collective is presented as an Afro-Brazilian martial art created by enslaved Africans in Brazil as a form of resistance, self-expression, and survival under slavery, and it remains rooted in Afro-Brazilian history and traditions. The art is known at this program for fluid, acrobatic movements that combine strength, agility, rhythm, and strategy, and practicing capoeira is described as improving balance, coordination, flexibility, cardiovascular health, and mental focus. Music is described as central to the experience, with the berimbau, songs, and rhythms guiding the game, shaping the energy of the roda, and connecting practitioners to the ancestors and the deeper meaning of the art. The program notes that capoeira is practiced worldwide, bringing people together across cultures while honoring its Afro-Brazilian roots and living traditions.
Berkeley Capoeira Collective offers age-appropriate programs for pre-schoolers, kids, and teens, and states that capoeira is very playful and well suited for young people. The program uses a belt or cordão system where its lineage follows the colors of the Brazilian flag, with Green, Yellow, Blue, and White indicating progression through training and various combinations of these colors marking in-between levels. A batizado is described as an event put on by capoeira academies to formally recognize students who have decided to continue their training, and at Berkeley Capoeira this often includes the presentation of a new color belt or cordão. As a collective, the teachers come from several lineages and have chosen to work together based on alignment in teaching practices and values.
Families are asked to bring a water bottle, and for the first few classes students are told to come in comfortable clothes they can move in, with a note that shorts and socks are not recommended. If shoes are needed, the program asks for non-marking shoes meant for fitness activities, and uniforms are available for those who decide to continue.
Last updated February 16, 2026.
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