Head of Group Senzala North East, Jimi McAvoy has been practising Capoeira since 1989 under the guidance of Mestre Gato - one of the founding members of the Senzala group in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Every Tuesday, 7.00pm - 8.30pm (with music practice from 7:00pm - 7.30pm)
The Heaton Community Centre classes are ideal for both beginners and more experienced capoeira students.
The session consists of warm-up & stretching, training and roda (circle where capoeira is played) with full bateria.
Price per session is: £7.50
N.B. Access to the hall is currently via the fire exit at the rear of the building. From the car park go through the gap between the two buildings and up the stairs to your left.
Mestre Tazmania
Jimi McAvoy
Head of Group Senzala North East, Jimi McAvoy has been practising Capoeira since 1989 under the guidance of Mestre Gato - one of the founding members of the Senzala group in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Contramestre Caranguejo
Peter Grufferty
One of Mestre Tazmania’s first students, Peter has been playing Capoeira since 1994. As well as supporting the classes in Newcastle, Peter has run classes in Durham and Middlesbrough and now teaches the class in Sunderland.
Professor Mago
Will McKenzie
Will has been training Capoeira since 2003 and has travelled to events in Brazil and Europe, as well as several across the UK, to learn from different teachers from various styles of Capoeira. Will runs the class in Brancepeth under the guidance of Mestre Tazmania.