Kids Capoeira
Capoeira helps children practice coordination, rhythm, focus, respect, confidence, and creative problem solving.
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Move with confidence. Grow with community.
Capoeira helps young people build focus, courage, coordination, self-expression, and respect through movement, music, culture, and play.
Community Capoeira in Des Moines, IA
Training that connects discipline, rhythm, culture, and play.
Capoeira blends martial arts, dance, acrobatics, music, and Brazilian cultural tradition. Roots Capoeira de Ouro offers classes and community programs for kids, adults, and families in the Des Moines area.
Youth Impact
A nonprofit capoeira program built around access.
Roots Capoeira de Ouro serves the Des Moines area with kids capoeira classes, adult capoeira classes, school and community programs, cultural education, music, and movement training.
Adult Capoeira
Adult classes combine movement, mobility, music, conditioning, partner training, and Afro-Brazilian cultural learning.
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Donations and volunteers help keep programming accessible for families, youth, and community partners.
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Classes for every age and stage.
Adult Capoeira Classes
Build strength, mobility, rhythm, and confidence through guided capoeira training in a supportive community setting.
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Kids Classes
Youth classes introduce movement, music, teamwork, and discipline through age-appropriate capoeira games and training.
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Roots Capoeira partners with families and local groups to make capoeira accessible, welcoming, and rooted in service.
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A living Afro-Brazilian art form.
Capoeira developed from the resilience, creativity, and resistance of enslaved Africans in Brazil. Today, capoeira is practiced around the world as a dialogue of movement, music, ritual, and community.
Roots Capoeira de Ouro carries that tradition into Central Iowa through classes, performances, youth programming, and public events.
Read about our roots- Movement
- Ginga, kicks, escapes, acrobatics, and controlled play.
- Music
- Berimbau, atabaque, pandeiro, call-and-response songs.
- Community
- Roda, respect, mentorship, and cultural connection.
Contact Us
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Roots Capoeira de Ouro 6421 Elmcrest Drive Windsor Heights, IA 50324 515-661-4556Donate
Developing resilience, creative problem-solving skills, and self-expression.
Transform lives now by donating. Donations support nonprofit programming, youth access, equipment, workshops, and community events. PayPal: iowarootscapoeira@gmail.com. Venmo: @RootsCapoeira.
Spring Announcements Round 1
After-school program updates for families, including Saturday class availability and other spring announcements.
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A community interview series featuring capoeira couples, where they train, and how capoeira connects their lives.
View blog postsSponsor a Child Uniform Fundraiser
A fundraiser supporting t-shirts and capoeira pants for children participating in Roots Capoeira programs.
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