O desenvolvimento das habilidades sociais a partir da prática das danças urbanas: um estudo de caso

Abstract

Urban dance attracts children and young people who live in social vulnerability situations as it identifies with the hip hop culture. Objective: to describe the way the urban dance teacher of the Fluência social project in Caxias do Sul can stimulate the development of social skills in children and teenagers who are in social vulnerability situations. Methodology: a study case with a qualitative approach based on the descriptive cross-sectional method. Participants: the dance teacher and students of the Fluência program. Instruments: five observations, six interviews and document analysis. Results: it was determined that the dance teacher stimulates the development of social skills of the students using positive modelling, respect, dialogue, autonomy strengthening and insertion in the culture. It was concluded that the professor uses dance as an instrument to keep children and teenagers away from the streets [resumo fornecido pelo autor].