Our Instructors
Omi Hill, known in the capoeira world as Mestre Omi, is the Head Instructor at the New York Mindful Capoeira Academy, where people of all ages learn, practice and play capoeira angola.
Mestre Omi is an internationally known and celebrated capoeira master. He is widely respected for his capoeira skill and knowledge, inside the Roda (capoeira circle) and on the bateria as musician and singer.
Omi Hill is also Afro Brazil Arts Executive Director. He has dedicated over 30 years to practicing capoeira and enriching the lives of people of all ages through his leadership of capoeira programs.
For the past thirty years, Mestre Omi has been active internationally teaching courses, participating in events and international encounters in Brazil, the US, Europe, Asia, African and Australia.