HEALTH PROMOTION: BENEFITS THROUGH DANCE

Authors

  • Luana Foroni Andrade
  • Marli Aparecida Reis Coimbra
  • Michele Viviene Carbinatto
  • Mário Alfredo Miranzi
  • Leila Aparecida Kauchakje Pedrosa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18554/refacs.v3i3.1242

Keywords:

Dancing, Health promotion, Movement.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to report the experience, perspectives and benefits of dance in auniversity extension project based on the National Health Promotion (PNPS) of Brazil. This is anexperience report emerged from the discipline of a master course with the extension projectwhich reaffirmed dance and physical activity as important tools in the quest for better health andwellness. The three axes analyzed: perspective, benefits and, experience, reaffirmed the dance asan important tool in the quest for better health, emphasizing benefits such as decreased pain,improved self-esteem and reducing shyness, increase sense of well being and ability to overcome,improved interpersonal relationships, increased academic performance and increase in body care.

How to Cite

Andrade, L. F., Coimbra, M. A. R., Carbinatto, M. V., Miranzi, M. A., & Pedrosa, L. A. K. (2015). HEALTH PROMOTION: BENEFITS THROUGH DANCE. JOURNAL FAMILY, CYCLES OF LIFE AND HEALTH IN SOCIAL CONTEXT, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.18554/refacs.v3i3.1242

Issue

Section

Original Articles