THE T.A.B.C.A.T. ORGANIZATION
The TRIBO AFRO BAHIANA DE CAPOEIRA ANGOLA
TRADICIONAL, or T.A.B.C.A.T.,
is responsible for conserving and keeping the traditions of
Capoeira Angola, an art performed in the Brazilian state of
Bahia by African slaves and their descendants.
T.A.B.C.A.T. was founded in the year 1959 by Mestre João
Bodeiro (of Serrinha, Brasil), a student of Mestre Nonó
(of Mozambique). Mestre João Bodeiro later passed the
school to Mestre Jose Vicente Dantas (1923–2007), who
in turn passed it to his son MESTRE
CABOQUINHO (b. Jose Dantas in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil)
in 1997.
Today, T.A.B.C.A.T. is based in Detroit, MI, where Mestre Caboquinho
holds the tribe and passes the message to his students. Through
T.A.B.C.A.T, he seeks quality in the students he teaches, not
quantity. With satellite groups in Columbus, Miami, Atlanta,
and elsewhere, the tribe strives to form new capoeiristas
with the same objectives as the Mestre.
Mestre Caboquinho says: "I will continue to teach Capoeira
Angola with my heart and I will stop only when Deus (God) tells
me."
Official website:
www.tabcat.org
Flags of Bahia & Brazil
T.A.B.C.A.T. COLUMBUS
T.A.B.C.A.T. COLUMBUS
is an affiliated chapter of the Tribo Afro-Bahiana de Capoeira
Angola Tradicional (T.A.B.C.A.T.) of Mestre Caboquinho, based
in Detroit, MI. The Columbus group is based at The
Ohio State University, where it is has been registered as
an official student organization since 2003. It is also the
first Capoeira group established in Columbus.
The primary purpose of the group is to pass on the teachings
of traditional Capoeira to its students as it is played in Bahia
today. Its secondary purpose is to promote the overall growth
and recognition of Capoeira and Afro-Bahian culture
in the local and university communities. It is open to all students
and members of the central Ohio community.
The group is coordinated by Edward Luna ("Luna"), who is responsible
for transmitting the teachings of Mestre Caboquinho to his students
in Columbus.
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