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Paula Verdino, aka Instrutora Pimentinha was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She began training as a capoeirista under professor Sabia, the world-renowned capoeira teacher and practitioner of the GINGA MUNDO capoeira group.
Paula Verdino fell in love with the martial art and dedicated herself to capoeira, full time. She achieved the rank of "Graduada," allowing her to teach, and participated in many projects in Brazil working with underprivileged children and adults while teaching capoeira in public and private schools.
Paula Verdino won "Best Female Overall" at the World Capoeira Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and competing again one year later won "Best In Rank" among all male and female competitors.
After being brought to a capoeira event in New York as a special guest, Paula was quickly offered the opportunity to open her own classes in the city. Today Paula has received the Instructor rank and teaches regularly in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Long Island, and also travels widely, leading workshops and capoeira events across the US, as well as in France, Sweden, Portugal, and elsewhere.
Product Description
WHAT IS CAPOEIRA? -- Capoeira is a martial art developed in Brazil by African slaves more than 400 years ago. It is an all-incompassing art blending blending music dance singing acrobatics play and self defense. All these come together into a unique cohesive whole. Capoeira is the most physical of all the arts.As a form of excercise Capoeira engages all muscles groups helps develop flexibility balance coordination and endurance and offers significant toning and cardiovascular benefits. Accessible to persons of any age and body type Capoeira is much more than a martial art: It engages practitioners on a social level as well placing them in touch with a living tradition and a rich historic heritage.THE CAPOEIRA WORKOUT -- Created by Paula Verdino aka Instrutora Pimentinha The Capoeira Workout is an open-level program including both a step-by-step breakdown of many classic capoeira moves and a full set of non-stop high-energy workout sequences. The workout sections progress from isolated movements with transitional steps in between to graceful dance-like combinations. The program also includes Capoeira solo performance by Paula and Capoeira game demonstrations by Paula and her assistants Lara Silva and Marie Viggiano.THE MUSIC -- The rhythm of the capoeira game is determined by specific musical instruments and songs. All the music heard in The Capoeira Workout comes from the original capoeira musical recordings of Mestre Bimba (Manoel dos Reis Machado) as heard in his famous release Mestre Bimba e a Voz do Berimbau licensed via the Funda o Mestre Bimba Salvador Brasil.
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