Capoeira DSM

11/04/2026

Proud to share this as a CultureALL Ambassador!

Native American Stories and Lifestyles with CultureALL Ambassador Eugene Fracek, member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota — stories and lifestyle shared through his tribe's storytelling style, plus artifacts, art, and clothing.

• Saturday, November 7, 2026, 2:00–3:00pm
• Pleasant Hill Public Library, 5151 Maple Drive, Pleasant Hill
• Registration required — seats were listed as available on Nov 3
• More events at CultureALL.org/events

Original event: https://pleasanthill-ia.whofi.com/calendar/event/5653704

11/03/2026

An excerpt from a great interview with Mestre Mascote on ancestry and lineage in Capoeira — "We are because they were."

Listen to the full interview on Switch Radio's Unplugged with Ashlee Elizabeth Lolo:
https://www.mixcloud.com/switch_radio/unplugged-ashlee-elizabeth-lolo-2026-10-26/

Credit: Mestre Mascote — original excerpt: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1442675050529648/

11/02/2026

Proud to share this as a CultureALL Ambassador!

CultureALL Ambassadors are coming to First Friday at Mainframe Studios — African music and dance workshops with the Kakaleka African Culture Dance Team and Rhythms of Zimbabwe with Jack Chimbetete, celebrating African heritage through music, movement, and storytelling.

• Friday, November 6, 2026, 5:00–7:00pm
• Workshops: 5:30 & 6:30pm — Kakaleka African Culture Dance Team; 6:00 & 7:00pm — Rhythms of Zimbabwe with Jack Chimbetete
• Mainframe Studios #108 (first floor), 900 Keosauqua Way, Des Moines
• Fun for families, couples, and individuals — all are welcome
• More events at CultureALL.org/events

Original post from CultureALL: https://facebook.com/100064873624853/posts/pfbid0ZPjRYKNa26RqmAVsdWA4RChNS4YJysDeM6WZySTB66X4S8frVqyoPMu2LRE1gpGrl/

10/31/2026

Today was lots of fun. Thanks for coming and starting the holiday with us!

10/29/2026

Mestre Chicote & Mestre Ferpa — Reencontro de Valor, Brasil, outubro 2026.
From the original post by Capoeira de Ouro Paris: 'Mais que uma luta, uma jornada de conhecimento e crescimento' — more than a fight, a journey of knowledge and growth. Thanks to Mestre Cicero, Mestre Ferpa - Proud to share my Mestre, Mestre Chicote of Capoeira de Ouro Paris, traveling in Brazil and playing with Mestre Ferpa of Capoeira de Valor.
Original video: Capoeira de Ouro Paris — https://www.facebook.com/reel/1635240468093762/

10/27/2026

Capoeira Kids Halloween — FREE family event in Des Moines!

This Saturday, October 31, join us for a Capoeira Halloween day at Legacy In Motion Academy, East Village Des Moines:

• One combined session — 10:30–11:30am
• Ages 3–12 — all kids together
• FREE for families — new families welcome
• Wear your costume
• Games, challenges and lots of fun
• Movement and music — beginners welcome, no experience needed

Schedule note for Oct 31 only: our website lists two Saturday kids classes (ages 8–12 at 9:30am, ages 3–7 at 10:30am). For Halloween, both groups meet together at 10:30am — there is no 9:30am class this Saturday.

Start your trick-or-treating with us!

Legacy In Motion Academy — 315 E 5th St, Des Moines
capoeiradsm.com/capoeira · 515-999-0939

Love it? New students start regular classes with the $25 Starter Package.
Come move, play and grow with us! Axé!

10/23/2026

10/23/2026

Festa Cultural in the East Village — Saturday, November 14!

Join us for the Saturday-night celebration of Ginga na Terra do Milho — Iowa's Capoeira Batizado weekend, a yearly celebration the Capoeira groups across Iowa organize together — at SEEDS / Legacy In Motion Academy, 315 E 5th St, Des Moines.

• Brazilian, Latin & Deep House DJ
• Karaoke
• Games & giveaways
• Live Capoeira demonstration
• Mocktails and non-alcoholic drinks

8 PM – Midnight. Full details — including the afternoon Intro to Capoeira + Batizado (1 PM, Windsor Heights) — are in the event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1442790454734178