Fantastic First Day of Little Kids Capoeira

Today was fantastic! It was like teaching in a one room school house where all the ages are there to learn. Each age group had age appropriate tasks but the older kids helped the younger ones and the younger ones inspired the older ones just by being so cute sincere and eager! The older capoeira kids affectionately known as SLAM Kids (students learning alternative movements) were helpful in every way making the little kids program tremendously successful today. The "Me and My Grown Up" and the "Kids Basic Capoeira" classes were so lively and fun in large part due to everyone's kind attention to details and willingness to pitch in. SLAM kids made sure the bathrooms were tidy and the studio was "red up" for our first time visitors! Parents were talked to with great respect. Norborto is so good with the little ones, Mia and Lagartixa handled the registration table, all the kids were right on point with whatever prop I needed, the sound of the CD player turned up or down or repeated, rhythmical leads played on the Atabaquqe etc. No matter where I turned Norborto, Mia and Largatixa seemed to be right where I needed them. There reward was lots of sweat in the SLAM kids class ending with Mia teaching her favorite cartwheel game. Elise and her family and Erika and her family helped me out so much with necessary taxi service that I am humbled by their kindness! Thanks to all of you! If I forgot to mention something huge you all did for me attribute it to fatigue. Almost the same crew joined us for a very well received Capoeria Demo at the Roller Derby this evening. I will sleep well tonight!