A dança como elemento da qualidade de vida do idoso: uma perspectiva psicopedagógica

Abstract

Dance is an artistic movement that has emerged since the foundation of peoples as a means of corporal and emotional expression, its practice provides quality of life and longevity. The purpose of this study is to analyze how ballroom dancing contributes to the quality of life of the elderly, as well as to observe how the elderly experience dance classes and to identify how this contributes to healthy aging. Five elderly people, aged between 60 and 70 years old, participated in the study, being three female and two male. The instrument used was an interview with a semi-structured script constructed by the researcher with seven questions and sociodemographic data (gender, age, marital status and dance time). The results obtained through the qualitative analysis showed that the dance has positive acceptance by parts of the elderly and brings good quality of life. Stimulating various areas of the body and brain as cognitive, social, perceptual, psychomotor, motor coordination, spatial notion, logical reasoning. Thus, Psychopedagogy assumes in this aspect a comprehensive and significant space with the elderly in dance schools showing that the process of learning and teaching is part of the responsibility and existence of each one. These aspects confirm the need for psychopedagogical opportunities in this context in order to potentialize the cognitive abilities of the elderly, and aspire future studies of interventions for improvements in learning and quality of life.