Caleb's First Capoeira Belt

This weekend was a big weekend for Caleb. His entire Capoeira class earned their first belts! Mestres (masters) from all over the country flew in to celebrate the Batizados and helped out with the kids as well. They started with a special workshop from Mestre Batata (from Santa Monica) where he taught them "If you're happy and you know it" in Portuguese, and they practiced their handstands. Mestre Batata even included Zoe in the fun. Afterwards, the mestres picked up the instruments and played music while each kid was given a chance to enter the Roda and play with one of the mestres. Here's Caleb's performance:

Caleb was the last to go, and after he earned his belt, Mestre Batata invited Zoe into the roda where she went onto to impress everyone with her Capoerista skills.