Ballet clássico: significados e vivências de pessoas adultas

Abstract

The classical ballet is a cultural manifestation, whose practice is carried out by various public. Among these audiences there is the adult audience. The purpose of the present study is to understand the reasons that lead adults to seek classical ballet classes. The research is qualitative approach. Participants in the survey were 16 classical female ballet pupils, aged between 26 and 71 years of age. The instruments of data collection were the Semistructured Interview and a Observation Roadmap. The data were analyzed through the Bardin Content Analysis. The data show that self-esteem, body awareness, stress reduction, and body weight reduction are some of the benefits of classical ballet lessons. In this sense, the reasons that lead the adult audience to practice classical ballet classes are classical music, memories of the past, dreams of childhood and adolescence, passion for classical ballet and the pleasure of moving.