We see Professora Estrela Vésper at our San Francisco school often, and she’s participated in and helped lead many batizados, but this will be only her second at her home school as a Professora—a huge milestone.
She has been training with Mestra Márcia Cigarra since 2001 and earned her instrutora title in 2009. She is undeniably one of the hardest working student-teachers at ABADÁ-SF, training regularly, performing, and teaching as needed. In 2023, she graduated to the professora level, receiving her brown cord at the Jogos Mundiais in Brazil.
She has traveled to Brazil many times as it is required at her level to participate in workshops, attend Mestre Camisa’s Zumbimba at CEMB, and compete in the Jogos Mundiais.
She has been a member of the ABADÁ-Capoeira San Francisco board of directors since 2014. In 2021, she was nominated for and accepted the position of our nonprofit’s board chair, committing even further to the success of our school.