LITTLE CHILDREN OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: AN ENCOUNTER BETWEEN DANCE AND POPULAR BRAZILIAN CULTURES

Abstract

This text presents an investigation that aimed to elaborate, apply and reflect on a proposal of intervention in dance with children from Goiás, bringing in its core, the complex web of knowledge of Brazilian popular cultures: the playful, the short story, the music, the rhythm, movement and dramatization; having as main inspiration, the playgrounds of Mário de Andrade. For the construction of the proposal, we list, from the studies linked to the thematic area of the research, three axes of action: Playful fundamentals, Elements of dance and Approach strategies. With this, through an action research, we offer 12 meetings, once a week, over 4 months, for two classes with 4 years old children, enrolled in a Child Education Center associated with the city of Goiânia (GO). The entire process was recorded in a field diary and dialogued with the listed theory. So, among cats, dogs, crabs, frogs, alligators coyós, Cacuriás, Cirandas, Jongos, Bumba meu Boi, Capoeira, Catira, songs, twine, games, games, toys, riddles, palms, teenagers, maps of Brazil, videos, folding, painting, we enter the circle and explore words, sounds, expressions and gestures in a magical, metaphorical and playful way. The children danced and it was possible to develop experiences in dance with popular knowledge as the guiding principle. A journey that enabled us to become privileged partners in new and infinite poetic adventures with children.

Keywords

Dance and Early Childhood. Childhood Education. Educational Practices. Traditional Knowledge.