Dança e conhecimento: análise da disciplina no discurso de acadêmicos de educação física

Abstract

Dance is a historical construction of humanity, which carries with it several characteristics and has gone through many transformations. Symbolized as the movement of the body through gestures rhythmic to some musicality, Dance is an area of knowledge passed down from generation to generation. One can understand the importance of this creation through the various studies published today, where Dance is inserted in different areas, such as religion, art and culture, education, etc. Understanding Dance and realizing its contribution to humanity, not only as entertainment, but as something transformative, giving it the transcendence it deserves, is necessary not to forget its true essence, a knowledge of different cultures and art. This study aims to investigate the conceptions that are attributed to Dance as a discipline in initial training, in order to understand the convictions of the importance of this experience in the perception of students. Therefore, I seek to outline a study with a qualitative character planned through semi- structured interviews, with students from the Physical Education course – Licentiate, at the State University of Goiás, Eseffego unit, in Goiânia. Beginning with the hypothesis that Physical Education is conceived as the place that addresses the manifestations of and in the body, exploring individual and collective bodily practices, presenting Dance as a mandatory curricular component, it can provide practical and theoretical knowledge in order to elucidate the conceptions of area students about this discipline in initial training.