 |  | | | Capoeira - a new Brazilian fitness craze | 30 June 2006 | | |
There can't be many evening classes where you can get fit, learn a new language, brush up your singing skills and play an instrument all at the same time. But now you can with Capoeira. It's a mix of martial arts, dance, music and culture that was developed in Brazil by African slaves during the 16th century.
Once considered a male dominated sport it's now sweeping UK gyms and becoming increasingly popular with women. In north London, Master Sylvia Bazzarelli runs her own Capoeira school and is teaching a new generation of female Capoeiristas.
Anna Bailey went along to a class to meet them.
There's a Capoeira Festival at the Riverside Studios in London on 2nd July | |
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