Lapinha: a dança como linguagem corporal no contexto religioso.

Abstract

This paper summarizes research on the Lapinha staged during the Christmas period and through body language that revelry unfolds with a body gesture full of meaning. This study aims to analyze the dance Lapinha as body language in a religious context. It is a descriptive qualitative research, the subjects investigated are brincantes and engineers Lapinhas of Jesus de Nazaré and Menino Deus. The instruments used for data collection were interviews, camera and camcorder and the observations used a diary (ethnography). Data analysis used the Structural Analysis of Narrative by Roland Barthes (2001) and data processing concepts of phenomenology Merleu-Ponty (2006). Therefore, research promoted a cutout revealing the history of a culture typically Lapinha Northeast. Well as in the considerations corporeality in dance, how the experiences and bodily experiences enables the development of sensitivity, expressiveness and ability to engage with the world body. Finally, we analyze the body language and arrive at the result that dance Lapinha through body movements, expressions and gestures make up the choreography and it is through the dancing bodies that are the meanings and senses the manifestation of mirth. Results and discussions fostered highlight the importance of analyzing a culture that is so rich in meanings, as well as your body language in a religious context, taking into account that the body is not an object, but rather a body that transmits messages can be understood through their gestures and has historical and cultural influences.