Dance, psychomotricity and early childhood education: literature review and considerations for a significant school physical education

• Autor(a) principal: Soares, Raphael Almeida Silva
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Silva, Catia Malachias, Queiroz, Deivid Pereira, Santos, Susana Reis, Miranda, Thaíza Fonseca Lima
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/20718
• topic: Aprendizaje Motor; Desarrollo Cognitivo; Educación Significativa; Niños.; Motor Learning; Meaningful Education; Cognitive Development; Kids.; Aprendizagem Motora; Educação Significativa; Desenvolvimento Cognitivo; Crianças.

Since ancient times, dance represents expression and body language. According to the National Curriculum Parameters, physical education is the area of ​​knowledge responsible for including dances as a movement body culture. This study aims to review the literature on the subject and discuss dance, psychomotor development and strategies aimed at Early Childhood Education through the planning and execution of these activities in Physical Education classes. The present research is characterized as a systematic review of the literature. Searches were performed in the following databases: Academic Google, MOSAICO, LILACS, SCiELO and the CAPES Theses and Dissertations Catalog. The search strategies were set up based on the descriptors: dance, psychomotricity, physical education, school education, school physical education, early childhood education, and early childhood education. A total of 2,425 documents were found and after complete reading and selection of texts, 8 studies were retained for analysis. The findings suggest that dance, as a psychomotor strategy, enables the expression of feelings and the structuring of the psychomotor functions that children need for their global formation. Classes must take into account the regional culture and prioritize the quality of the intervention over the quantity of activities offered. Dance at school is still an underexplored or neglected theme. This fact is reflected in the low number of studies retained for analysis. On the other hand, it presents a vast field of possibilities for scientific production.