ADULT BATIZADO 2024
Get inspired! Join us for our 2024 annual Adult Batizado & Troca de Cordas!
When: September 25 - 29, 2024
Where: The Capoeira Spot, 2008 Rhode Island Ave NE
Register by selecting from the options below and checking out online. All purchases are final and non-refundable.
** For groups of 4 or more, the price shown is the price per person in your group. Please enter the quantity that matches your group size, and during checkout, enter the names of the rest of your group. **
DEADLINES:
Early bird pricing ends July 31.
Register by September 1 to guarantee your t-shirt size.
HOUSING:
When registering, please select whether you want to be hosted by one of our students. **While some of our students are offering to host, we cannot guarantee housing with our students for everyone. Housing will be provided first-come-first-serve based on when you register.** There is also the option to stay at the academy for $15/night. We have bathrooms with showers, a kitchen, and mats you can sleep on.
If you are looking to AirBNB, the neighborhoods close to our studio are:
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Woodridge
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Langdon
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Brookland
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Mt. Rainier (MD)
TRANSPORTATION:
You are responsible for your own transportation. The closest airport is DCA. The other airports that fly into the DC area are IAD (Dulles) and BWI (Baltimore).
Guests:
Grande Mestre Lobão
Mestre Marisa
Mestre Omi
Mestra Tigresa
Mestre Gaivota
Mestre Ivan
Mestre Pirata
Contramestra Amazonas
Professora Clari
Schedule (last updated 7/1/2024):
WEDNESDAY 9/25
7pm - Music Class & Roda with Mestre Lobão & Mestre Ivan, The Capoeira Spot
THURSDAY 9/26
5pm - Maculelê Workshop, The Capoeira Spot
6pm - Capoeira Workshops, split by level, The Capoeira Spot
7pm - Capoeira Workshop, split by level, The Capoeira Spot
8pm - Roda, The Capoeira Spot
FRIDAY 9/27
1pm - Trip to Smithsonian Museum of African American History
FREE TIME ENTRY PASSES ARE REQUIRED, AT https://www.etix.com/ticket/e/1018702/
METRO ACCESSIBLE: Federal Triangle or Smithsonian stations (Mall exit), on the Blue, Orange, or Silver line
5pm - Capoeira Workshop, all levels, The Capoeira Spot
6pm - Capoeira Workshops split by level, The Capoeira Spot
7pm - Capoeira Workshops split by level, The Capoeira Spot
8pm -Roda, The Capoeira Spot
SATURDAY 9/28
10am - Afro-Brazilian Dance Class, The Capoeira Spot
11am - Capoeira Workshops split by level, Langdon Park
12 pm - Capoeira Workshops split by level, Langdon Park
1-2pm - Break
2pm - Maculelê Workshop, The Capoeira Spot
3pm - Training Rodas split by level, The Capoeira Spot
4pm - Roda, The Capoeira Spot
6pm - Dinner, The Capoeira Spot
8pm - Noite Brasileira with drinks, live batucada, DJ, dance party, The Capoeira Spot (drinks not included in registration fee)
SUNDAY 9/29
10-11:30am - Brunch Buffet, The Capoeira Spot ($20, not included in registration fee)
12-3pm - Batizado & Troca de Cordas, followed by Roda, The Capoeira Spot