AnGA Capoeira in MARYLAND

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ANGÁ Capoeira  in the Washington DC area  is lead by Roberto Tapia a.k.a Contramestre Hakim, owner and creator of Roda Movements.  

Biography 

Roberto Tapia, also known as Contramestre Hakim, began training Capoeira in Santiago, Chile in 1995 with Capoeira Sul da Bahia under Mestre Railson and later with  Mestre Maxuel, who remains his mestre today. In 2005, he moved to the U.S. and, in 2008, opened his studio Roda Movements in Takoma Park, MD—creating a community space for capoeira, fitness, and dance.

Since then, he has organized over 19 Capoeira Batizados in the DC area, bringing mestres and professors from across the U.S. and abroad. 

He earned the title of Professor in  Arraial D'Ajuda, Bahia, Brazil (2013) and later Contramestre in USA (2021).

Roberto Tapia became an American citizen in 2015. He has represented Capoeira at major events, including the Smithsonian Folklife Festival (2017), and has taught workshops and seminars nationally and internationally in over 15 countries, including Mozambique, Benin, Colombia, and Puerto Rico. In 2023, he relocated Roda Movements to Wheaton, Maryland, and traveled with his students to Brazil for the first International Anga Capoeira Encounter.

Learn more at www.rodamovements.com