Nervos em ação: dança de salão no ensino de biologia – relato de experiência

Abstract

The aim of this work was to understand the ballroom dance as methodological resource on the teaching of Nervous System in didatic sequence in order to facilitate the learning of the students of the first year of high school from a public professionalizing institution. In the didatic sequence the firt two classes were started with a ballroom practice, in the first, Xote and in the second Zouk. In the third, there was no practice, but a group dynamic was realized in wich students dicussed some moments of the dance, for example, the spin. For evaluation of the activities, were considered the report of the students and my personal evaluation. The students showed themseves excited with the proposal of the activity. Good part of the students had already had contact with any kind of ballroom dance and the also have already studied the SN at middle school. Of the positive point cited, they mentioned the interaction of the subject of the nervous system with the dance and the contextualisation of the subject with everyday practices. Of the difficulties found, some cited the dance steps, others reported points on the content of SN, what was expected once most of them said they have not been in contact with ballroom dance before and the detail richness that the subject of nervous system presents. The activity showed itself satisfactory. The students could actively participate on the construction of knowledge once it promoted a favorable enviroment to student-student and student-teacher interactions. Time was a limiting factor. Maybe for an otimization of the activity, more classes would be necessary and a focus on only one dance style in wich a constant evolution was possible.