Somando nossos balés: possíveis contribuições das somáticas no ensino do ballet clássico para crianças

Abstract

In the pedagogical practices I have experienced, both as a classical ballet teacher and as a student studying for a degree in Dance, I have tried to understand and emphasize not only the technique, but the context in which dance is inserted. In this research, as well as demonstrating the importance of dance in pedagogical training and human development, I seek to highlight the contributions that somatic tools can make to teaching classical ballet to children. In this way, this monograph is configured as a descriptive memoir in which I narrate in first person the teaching and student experiences in my dance career, relating three main themes: classical ballet teaching, childhood and the field of Somatic Education, with a focus on the Klauss Vianna Technique and Ideokinesis. The Klauss Vianna technique as a set of strategies that aim to raise awareness of the individual movements of each practitioner, and Ideokinesis a technique that works on movement awareness through the image. The research takes a qualitative approach, based on action research methodology, in which I offer a critical and descriptive analysis of an action carried out at the Wilsonina de Fátima Municipal School of Early Childhood Education, in Aparecida de Goiânia, where it was possible to put the three related areas into practice. This pedagogical action was made possible by the Ballet in Focus project, which became the field of research for this specific action. The theoretical foundation is privileged by researchers, the majority of whom are women.