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Volume 12, Issue 1
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Abstract

In this article, I address ways of nurturing a ‘heightened sense of kinesthesia’ (expression used by Caroline Potter) within the context of contemporary dance. To do that, I articulate existing literature with data collected in a field research, at which time I taught classes that aimed to integrate the study of experiential anatomy, from a Body-Mind Centering® perspective, with dance practices. The nuanced attention to the sense of movement is here regarded as a central aspect for contemporary dancers that is yet to be widely considered pedagogically. Thus, by nurturing the awareness of kinesthesia and giving voice to this multilayered sense, I sought to broaden its understanding within the context of dance.

Resumo

Neste artigo, abordo possibilidades de nutrir um ‘sentido de cinestesia ampliado’ (expressão usada por Caroline Potter) dentro do contexto da dança contemporânea. Para tanto, articulo a literatura existente com dados coletados em uma pesquisa de campo, na qual ministrei aulas que visavam integrar o estudo da anatomia experiencial, pela perspectiva do Body-Mind Centering®, com práticas da dança. A atenção diferenciada ao sentido do movimento é aqui considerada como um aspecto central para os bailarinos contemporâneos, que ainda merece ser amplamente abordado pedagogicamente. Assim, ao buscar modos de ampliar a consciência da cinestesia e de dar voz a esse sentido multissensorial, procurei fomentar sua compreensão no contexto da dança.

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Keyword(s): Body-Mind Centering®; dance; dance pedagogy; dança; kinesthetic sense; pedagogia da dança; percepção de si; self-perception; sentido cinestésico; somatics; somática

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