The class is mixed, with adults and children, men and women, beginners and advanced, all practising the fundamental move of capoeira, the ginga, in a studio in Melbourne. For a long time, people would ...

SARASOTA -- When Halle Berry pounces across the screen as Catwoman this Friday, watch as she crouches low, kicks high, then jumps, arches and flips in the air. She's playing Capoeira. To prepare for ...

Capoeira is sort of like a mix between karate and break dancing. That's how Renzo Cavalieri can best describe it to those who have never seen it. A combination of martial arts, music and dance, the ...

Kelly Ketterer learned how to do martial arts, sing, play instruments and speak Portuguese, all in one class. “There’s something in capoeira for everyone,” she said. Capoeira began as a form of ...