Step It Up!

Ola camaras!

Since our return from Recess Week, we hope all of you have been enjoying our trainings so far! 

We'd like to thank Instrutor Pixote from Grupo Senzala for visiting us last Thursday and for providing us with a wealth of capoeira wisdom and knowledge, even if we've only met for such a short time. It was certainly an invaluable encounter and we hope we will be able to meet again in another roda. 

Muito obrigada, Instrutor! 

If you remember (or feel from the lingering axe of last Thursday's roda), Instrutor Pixote introduced a song in the roda called, "Pisa Cabloco". Let's try to sing it in the roda next! For the benefit of those who would like to learn the song, here's a short clip and the lyrics:

Letra (lyrics)

Pisa caboclo 

quero ver você pisar (I want to see you step)

pisa la que eu piso ca (I step on the floor)

quero ver você pisar (I want to see you step)

Coro:

Pisa caboclo

quero ver você pisar

Na brida do meu samba (in the bridle of my samba)

quero ver você dançar (I want to see you dance)

Coro

Pisa la que eu piso ca (I step on the floor)

quero ver quem vai pular (I want to see who will jump)

Coro

Na batida do meu gunga (In the beat of my gunga)

quero ver você pular (I want to see you jump)

Coro

This song has an upbeat tempo and is pretty fun to sing when the energy in the roda is beginning to build up. I like it because it highlights the importance of being responsive and aware in the roda. When "I" am "stepping" or "dancing" on the floor, "I" want "you" to respond too. 


Thus, this song to me is a way of encouraging the other person to react and not merely play an individual game - part of the point in a jogo de capoeira! I like simple songs like this where you can draw so many interpretations out. 


But what do you think? Feel free to comment here how this song means to *you*! (:

As for our regular trainings, let's hope we can level up our game and always remember the lessons we've learnt from all our teachers in capoeira, such as Instrutor Pixote.

Axe everyone!

Rosinha (my first post!)

Training for Next 2 weeks

Hi guys,

As you know these 2 weeks involve the mid term exams, so the MPSH will not be available as a training venue for us. So instead we will train at YIH.

On Tuesdays we will train at YIH until 8 pm before we head over to the Dance Studio.

On Thursdays we will be training at YIH.

Training time is as usual at 7 p.m after which we will head off for supper to fill our hungry stomachs.

~Axe 

Kelvin

It's back to outside MPSH

Guys sorry for the mix up but for this semester we'll be training at MPSH 2. The dance studio arrangements only take effect in December. MPSH 2 is also closed off for mid-terms these 2 weeks so look training will be held outside. Sorry again for the mix up!

Brian

NUS Capoeira AY 2011/2012 Semester 1 Retreat

Hey guys keep yourselves free on the 15th of October Saturday 2011. We are gonna have our 1st retreat!

The plan is - Sentosa (If it does not rain) , if not don't worry we will have our wet weather programme. So please come down and bond with us as a family and a club. :D

~Axe 

Kelvin

Change of venue..again???

Hey guys what's up? Hope recess week's been good for everyone!

Anyway just a quick update. Tuesday's trainings will be conducted at e dance studio in SRC with immediate effect. If u're not too sure of e place, it's actually right next to e rock-climbing gym on e second floor.

Even more reason to come down for Tuesday's trainings. In addition to e solid sound system, there are also mirrors for u to check your form, e floor's WAY cleaner, there's air-conditioning n...e acoustics r pretty damn awesome when it comes to singing during roda.

Look forward to seeing everyone there next tuesday! There's also a monthly roda this Sunday at *scape behind cineleisure at 4pm. Do come down to take a look if u're free. Contact me for more details at 9431 0313.

Axe!
Brian

Holiday Training & Change of Venue!

Hey guys!

Hope everyone's still doing fine from the massive pre-recess week workload. Anyway take comfort in the fact that recess week's finally here. Just to update everyone, training is still on as usual. Tuesday and Thursday. However this week's Tuesday training will be slightly different.

This Tuesday, 20/9/11, we'll be heading down to SMU for training instead of holding it at NUS. Please come in your usual work-out attire. Training starts at 7:30pm at the CCA room. Some of us will be there ard 7 to just chill out n do some warming-up.

Ok here's e impt bit on how to get there. For those travelling by public transport please get yourselves to Bras Basah MRT which is on e circle line. From there, come out of e station n turn right. Walk all e way till u see e POSB atm. If u look above u at this point u shld see a signboard tt says 'CCA ROOM'. Take note tt we can't get in w/o an SMU access card so if u're there n e door's closed please go to e window n wave. If no one sees u just give me a ring at 9431 0313. If u're driving, I think u can park at e sch of biz which is closer to e city hall side of SMU.

Thursday's training is on as usual at NUS. Look forward to seeing u guys at SMU next Tuesday! A few reasons y u shld come: 1. E training venue is air-conditioned 2. There're mirrors for u to look at your form n e most impt reason 3. Get to know e other capoeiristas from our sister school!!!

K peeps tt's all from me. Enjoy your recess week!

~B

Week 6 training

Hey hey!

Hope e past few weeks of training have been great for you guys! To help us improve further, we’ll be taking videos of e roda and you’ll then be able to view it on youtube. Subscribe to us on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/NUScapoeira?feature=mhee 

For this Tuesday's training, we’ll also be celebrating mid-autumn festival so there’ll be mooncakes! It will be a great chance for exchange students to try this Singaporean treat. Do come down for training! (n e mooncakes =P)

Recess week is also coming and to help us get to know each other better there will be a retreat during that week. More details will be announced this Tuesday!

PS: For those who have yet to pay your fees, please kindly do so by this week. Thank you =)

Axe~

Angeline (Rosa)