About Us
Capoeira Arts Dance goal is to teach and promote Afro Brazilian Dance and Capoeira. We strive to create memorable, happy and empowering moments in every class! Through encouragement and hard training at our studio or performances and events, every day at CAD is tailored to be special and uplifting!
Leandro Silva (Mestre Alegria) was born in Bahia, Brazil. He began his Capoeira training at the age of ten years old with Mestre Jelon Vieira and has demonstrated and taught capoeira throughout Brazil, the United States and Europe.
An accomplished, professionally trained dancer of various styles (Capoeira, Afro Brazilian, Modern, Ballet, Contemporary), Mr. Silva has toured the world for several years as a member of the highly acclaimed DanceBrazil dance company.
Mestre Alegria
Janete Silva is a Dancer, choreographer, Performer and educator from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She has studied dance since childhood and her professional training includes Afro-Brazilian Traditional dances, Ballet, Modern, Capoeira (a Brazilian Martial Art), Silva Technique (Fuzion of Capoeira and Dance) and Silvestre Technique.
Janete Silva
Capoeira Lineage
Capoeira Arts Dance goal is to teach and promote Afro Brazilian Dance and Capoeira. We strive to create memorable, happy and empowering moments in every class! Through encouragement and hard training at our studio or performances and events, every day at CAD is tailored to be special and uplifting!
Mestre Bobó (1925-1994) He was a very respected master of capoeira Angola, very important and responsible for taking care of the traditions of capoeira Angola for many years.
Mestre Bobó
Mestre Ezequiel - Eziquiel Martins Marinho (1941-1997) is known in the Capoeira community as Mestre Eziquel. He started to practice Capoeria at childhood and reached the blue cord as a student and Formando of Mestre Bimba, Mestre Eziquel was brought to Mestre Bimba’s Capoeira academy by Sacy in the early sixties. As a successor of Mestre Bimba, Mestre Eziquel spread the Capoeira by the path and ideology of his predecessor.
Mestre Ezequiel
Mestre Jelon Vieira, founder of Capoeira Luanda, is a world-renowned master and teacher of capoeira. Born in Santo Amaro da Purificação, Bahia, Brazil, in 1953, at age ten he started learning capoeira Angola with Mestre Emerito and later with Mestre Bobô. In 1969, he met Mestre Eziquiel with whom he studied capoeira regional. He also had the honor of attending classes at Mestre Bimba’s academy.
Mestre Jelon Vieira
Leandro Silva (Mestre Alegria) was born in Bahia, Brazil. He began his Capoeira training at the age of ten years old with Mestre Jelon Vieira and has demonstrated and taught capoeira throughout Brazil, the United States and Europe.
An accomplished, professionally trained dancer of various styles (Capoeira, Afro Brazilian, Modern, Ballet, Contemporary), Mr. Silva has toured the world for several years as a member of the highly acclaimed DanceBrazil dance company.