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Contra Mestre Chuvisquinho
Contra Mestre Chuvisquinho was born into Capoeira. As a 3rd generation Capoeira Player and the son of Mestre Chuvisco, the rhythms, movements, stories and songs of Capoeira are woven into his being. He began practicing Capoeira movements around the same time he was learning to walk, and till this day he continues to perfect and refine the work he began as a child. Chuvisquinho explains “As a Contra Mestre I have chosen to walk the path towards Mastery of myself. I am talking about all aspects of myself not just the part of me that does Capoeira. For me Capoeira is a tool, I use it to become healthier, stronger, smarter, happier, more coordinated, more playful, more self aware, and more expressive.”
Dell Fisher
Dell Fisher is a certified Shiatsu Practitioner. He has studied Tai-Chi for more than 20 years. For the last six years, his studies have been with a wide range of Acupuncturists and Shiatsu Practitioners/Teachers.
He incorporates a holistic, integrated system approach that deals with and affects the total human being and experience. Using bodywork, breath, nutrition and movement, Dell provides relief to a range of clients.
Marcus
Marcus has been dancing for over twenty years. At the age of nine he began entering inner city street competitions, also referred to as battles, to increase his skills, experience and recognition among many of the inner cities most recognized and respected dancers. After gaining recognition for his dance abilities he began choreographing dance routines in his bed room, then later moved on to further his dance experience by accepting an invitation to participate in national competitions on behalf of a dance school in which he was not a student. He immediately won first place in the urban street dance division twice in a row; earning the school great notoriety through his street dance capabilities. Later on he began dancing and teaching for an organization, well known in Boston’s urban communities for its dance performance development, designed as an outlet for talented teens. Markus’s experience includes national tours, television, dance commercials and judging competitions. He has danced with and choreographed routines for, Funk Phenomenon, Project concern, Brian McKnight, Wycleff, Crystal Waters and Martha walsh, just to name a few. Today Markus continues to enjoy participating in raw urban style dance circles, instructing private sessions for artists, leading work shops as well as dance classes.
Lami Pilet
Throughout the years my practice has taken me to various places to teach and learn yoga. Whether to teach or practice, I have found peace, healing, joy, laughter, harmony, trust, compassion, wisdom, mercy and oneness within the realm of yoga. My experience of over twenty-five years in the field of yoga and martial arts has enlightened my mind, and my eyes to several facts. I clearly see that yoga is not just
physical. One must have the body and mind in tune.
As a certified yoga teacher and Master of Yoga teacher (M-Y) my aim is top work within the community, and give back what I have learned throughout the years and more. It has been my experience that many come to learn yoga, while others come due to ailment or referrals by doctors., Whatever the case, I enjoy the challenge of trying to help you meet your goal. With over fifteen years of teaching experience, I aim to help all that come my way. I also cover Therapeutic and stress reduction techniques through yoga and workshops for your convenience.
Sidi Mohamed Camara (“Joh”)
Sidi Mohamed Camara, popularly known as “Joh,” was born in Bamako, Mali in West Africa. Surrounded by great artists and musicians as a child, Joh started traditional dance and drumming at the age of five. On his father’s side, he comes from the Camara ancestry that ruled in Mande Society for hundreds of years. He learned the arts of music and dance, however, from his mother, Fanta Kamissoko, a well-known jali. Jalis, popularly known as griots in the West, are highly venerated in their traditional society as skilled oral historians who are not only singers, storytellers, and musicians, but also advisors and mediators.
Joh Camara is one of the leading dancers and drummers in West Africa. With his award-winning dance companies - Troupe Sewa, Troupe Mande, Troupe du District de Bamako, and Percussion Fabla - Joh has toured in and around the Republic of Mali and many countries in West Africa presenting hundreds of shows. Under Joh’s leadership as chief choreographer of Troupe Mande and Troupe Sewa, both groups came to be regarded among the most renowned and competitive troupes in the world of West African dance and drumming.
In 1995, with the famous Zani Diabate and Troupe Mande, Joh came to the United States to expand upon his skills as artist-educator. In a very short time, he was presenting and teaching at some of our most prestigious universities: Brown, Princeton, Brandeis, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Berklee School of Music, Boston University, Washington University, and Olympia in Washington State to name a few. He has also taught in Boston Public Schools (elementary, middle, and high) and Boston community centers. Nationally, Sidi has presented at various museums, such as the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. He has also taught at various dance and music conferences.
Today, Joh lives in the Boston (Massachusetts) area, where he continues to teach the traditional culture, language, music, adn dance of his native Mande Society and other cultures from Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Senegal. In addition to holding weekly classes in Boston and touring the United States, Canada, and France, he currently teaches at various community centers and instructs a semester dance and drumming class at Boston University and Harvard University. Through his willingness to share at national conferences, community workshops, and academic engagements, Joh continues to enhance cross-cultural exchange and make a positive imprint on the fabric of cultural arts and education in America.
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