CIRCULARS DANCES AND GENDER RELATIONS IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION: A STUDY WITH STUDENTS' 8th GRADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the students' 8th grade elementary school perspective in two schools from Dourados city-MS, concerning the dances before applying the circular dances circles, and about the circle dances after applying the circles, correlating perspectives found between genders and analyzing the difficulties. The research was conducted with 47 students, 23 from public schools and 24 from private school. In addition to the questionnaires applied to obtain data, a field diary with the researcher's observations about the student's reactions was used. Based on the reports, asserting "to like" to dance does not mean success in classes, since these behaviors are justified by the hormonal change itself, society's charge, classmates, parents and their own self-awareness and self-assertion. In addition to culture, the education, the society has not adequately discussed the gender issues that should be explained and stimulated from early age. So to like, but do not admit it, is reflected in the questionnaires answers, as experiencing unbalances phase and instabilities. Using the circular dance, under the educational approach is extremely important for physical, mental, emotional, and social development of human beings. A few students were touched, awakened sharing, cooperation, respect for difference and inclusion, however, because it is something new, arises a need to train Physical Education professionals to work with circular dances.