Pato and Dende gave a demonstration in St Mary Magdalen Church in Holloway Road,North London and raised £150 for the trust after Pato was contacted via Abolicao Oxford Capoeira classes at the Synergy Centre in South London.
"On arrival we were met by a large crowd of people singing, clapping and drumming, and throughout the evening the themes of Power and Oppression were explored and represented as part of a weekend of awareness-raising centred onthese issues, and relating to our society and related global issues.After a late start we played a couple of (long) games, talked about the historyof capoeira, played berimbau, sang and got the crowd to join in. We finished with another game and the whole thing was really well recieved. We promoted theTrust, and the London group, and after our "spot" we gave a little workshop too in a back room set aside as a dance space.It was really nice fun, and lead beautifully into Saturday's roda in Oxford. Keep your eyes on the message board for more London-based shenanigans, all inthe name of ABOLICAO OXFORD CAPOEIRA!!"
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