6/4/08

FICA-NYC: Workshops & Open Roda

An upcoming event with the FICA group in New York City:

We welcome all Capoeiristas from any Group or Style to join us during the week of June 12th - 15th.

Special Guest Treineu Gege from FICA-DC ( student of Meste Cobrinha) will be here for a two day Workshop, and Open Roda.

About Treinel Gege:
Maria Eugenia Poggi, known as Treinel Gege, started training Capoeira Angola under the guidance of Mestre Cobra Mansa in 1995 and was part of FICA when it was founded in 1996. Since then, she has participated in various international conferences; she was invited to participate in the 2003 Angoleiras event in Rio de Janeiro and the First Angoleiras Encounter in Europe in 2006. In 2003, she received the Treinel Title during the International FICA Encounter in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. That same year, she moved to Lima, Peru where she led workshops with different groups. In 2005, Treinel Gege returned to Washington DC, where she lives now with her husband and two children.

Thursday: June 12th
6:30PM - 9:30

Friday: June 13th
7:00PM - 10:00PM

Sunday (Open Roda): June 15th
12:00PM

Workshop fee:
$45 for both days

Location:
232 7th Ave
2nd Floor
btw 23rd and 24th Sts

Closest Trains:
1 to 23rd Street
C;E;PATH to 23rd Street

For more info visit our website or email us at: fica_ny (at) yahoo (dot) com

Have fun!

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