Biodança como prática integrativa complementar em contexto comunitário

Abstract

The aim of this article is to present Biodanza as an integrative practice in the community health context. The methodology of this article consists of a literature review based on mimeographed materials made from essays written by Rolando Toro for training Biodanza facilitators. This review aims to understand the possible relationships between Biodanza and Integrative and Complementary Practices (ICP) as a primary health care strategy in Brazil through public policies that compose the brazilian Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). The study points out that Biodanza occupies an important space for the prevention, rehabilitation and cure of diseases and today participates in the ICP’s catalog for the population served by SUS, focusing not only on the absence of symptoms, but on the full quality of life. It is concluded that this perspective is shown as an alternative for humanized care practices at the community level, and it is still necessary to strengthen the data recordings related to Biodanza practices and its results.