Patrick Hilligan (Contra Mestre Galego) graduated from Jogo de Corpo of the United Capoeira Association as a "formado" in Berkeley, California during the summer of 2000. Mestre Acordeon and Mestre Rã, Patrick's teachers and founders of the United Capoeira Association, bestowed upon him the rank of Professor. Soon after graduating, Contra Mestre Galego moved inland to Sacramento to begin his career as a capoeira teacher. He immediately began teaching classes in many places around Sacramento. In late 2004, Patrick founded Água De Beber and opened the Capoeira Arts Academy in uptown Sacramento. In the summer of 2005, Patrick was promoted to the rank of Contra Mestre which is a very respected rank in the world of Capoeira. Most recently, in November of 2009, Patrick moved Água De Beber to MOVE Studios and the academy has grown to more than 100 members, offers multi-level classes 6 days a week and performs regularly around the Northern California area. Contra Mestre Galego stays busy teaching the Capoeira course he founded at CSU Sacramento and remains committed to teaching his students in his academy in Sacramento. |
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Contra-Mestre Galego aka Patrick Hilligan |
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| Teaching/Work Experience | ||
| Present - 2006 |
Professor |
California State University Sacramento, California |
| Teaching an accredited capoeira course offered through the Physical Education Department. | ||
| Present - 2004 |
Owner/Head Instructor |
Capoeira Arts Academy |
| Renovated 5000sq/ft space into athletic training facility. Responsible for all aspects of business, training program, and artistic direction, including financial management, public relations, facility maintenance, lesson plans, teaching more than 500 classes per year, event planning, and choreographing and performing in shows. | ||
| 2004 - 2001 |
Owner/Head Instructor |
Brazilian Arts Center |
| In October of 2001 opened the Brazilian Arts Center, an academy for capoeira and related cultural art forms, including music, dance, martial arts, and acrobatics. Teaching daily classes to the public and forming a performance group which has appeared at local schools, private functions, various festivals, parades, and other events throughout Northern California | ||
| 2002 - 2001 |
Middle School Teacher/Physical Education |
Geothe Middle School |
Taught physical education in a public school setting to 7th and 8th grades |
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| Present - 1997 |
Capoeira Teacher |
United Capoeira Association |
| Teaching over 500 classes per year to children and adults in the Berkeley, Sacramento, and Davis areas. Founded the Capoeira Água De Beber group in Sacramento in the fall of 2000. | ||
| 2000 - 1996 |
Gymnastics Coach/Gym Administration |
Head Over Heels Gymnastics Emeryville, California |
| Taught gymnastics, recreational level and up to groups and individuals, ages 2 through adults. Administrative responsibilities included staffing recreational level gym program, planning and staffing camps, gym maintenance, fundraising, and the new teacher training program | ||
| EDUCATION | ||
| 2000 - 1990 |
Graduate - capoeira training program |
United Capoeira Association Berkeley, California |
| Ten years of continuous training in all aspect of capoeira under Mestre Acordeon and Mestre Rã. Curriculum included martial arts, music, dance and acrobatics, Portuguese, history, and related art forms. Five trips to Brazil to train in capoeira and related subjects. Currently participating in ongoing teacher training with the United Capoeira Association. | ||
| 1999 |
Certificate - Gymnastics teacher training program
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Head Over Heels Gymnastics Emeryville, California |
| 1997 |
Graduate, BS Physical Education- Kinesiology |
San Francisco State University San Francisco, California |
| Emphasis in Human Movement Studies. Included courses in anatomy, physiology, biodynamics, and computer applications | ||
| Other Skills | ||
| Bilingual in Portuguese |
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