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Tuesdays 7pm-9pm & Saturdays 2pm-4pm Instructor: Sergio Bitencourt For more information: sergiobitencourt81@gmail.com Capoeira Angola, a martial art and ritual combat dance, is one of the major expressions of an African, specifically Kongo-Angolan, continuum in Brazil. It is believed that its origins may go as far back as the 16th century, when Africans from western Central […]
9PM-2AM Doors open at 9pm / Performances start at 9:45pm Advance Tickets $40-$45 / Price goes up to $50 the Day of the Event New Year’s Eve at La Peña with SambaDá & BRAZA Party! Ring in the New Year surrounded by our beautiful multicultural Bay Area community at our epic New Year's Eve Party! Featuring […]
9PM-2AM Doors open at 9pm / Performances start at 9:45pm Advance Tickets $40-$45 / Price goes up to $50 the Day of the Event New Year’s Eve at La Peña with SambaDá & BRAZA Party! Ring in the New Year surrounded by our beautiful multicultural Bay Area community at our epic New Year's Eve Party! Featuring […]
Sliding Scale Donation: $5-$20 Series: Tuesdays, January 8th - July 30th All proceeds benefit La Peña Cultural Center's mission of promoting social justice through the arts! Join us in a friendly and supportive yoga class that encourages self-discovery, mind-body awareness, and community building. Taught by a certified yoga therapist, the class is designed to […]
Tuesdays at 7pm - 9pm Saturdays at 2pm - 4pm Instructor: Sergio Bitencourt For more information: sergiobitencourt81@gmail.com Capoeira Angola, a martial art and ritual combat dance, is one of the major expressions of an African, specifically Kongo-Angolan, continuum in Brazil. It is believed that its origins may go as far back as the 16th century, […]
Check out footage from last year's Bay Area Dance Week! What we teach Kizomba, derived from the traditional dances Semba (Angola) and Pasada (Cape Verde) among others, is a sensual partner dance coupled with music from Angola, Cape Verde and the Caribbean primarily sung in Portuguese or French Creole. Why we teach Our chief goal […]
