About the Instructors
Instructor Professor (Owner and Head Instructor)
Instructor Professor is the music teacher for Beverly Shores Elementary in Leesburg, Florida. Instructor Professor has studied both the Capoeira Regional and Capoeira Angola in his 20-year journey in this Brazilian cultural art form.
In 2017, Instructor Professor began bridging the gap between the elementary classroom and capoeira by using musical and movement aspects of martial art to teach music theory, performance, and multiculturalism to his elementary music students. In 2020, Instructor Professor founded the Lake County Capoeira Academy.
In addition to capoeira, Professor holds a music BME degree from Florida State University and A Masters Degree in Music Education from the University of Florida. He has presented clinics to the Florida Music Educators’ Association Annual State Conference, Illinois Music Educators' Conference the FMEA Multi-Cultural Summer Workshop, and the FMEA Summer Music Institute on capoeira and steel drums. Instructor Professor also holds professional educator certifications in Music K-12 and Special Education
Resgate Cultural USA Instructional Team
(Left to Right) Instrutor Macaco, Instrutora Bailarinha, Instrutora Mel, Professor Samurai, Mestre Grillo, Graduada Riposa, Instrutor Professor, Instrutor Jaca