A dança como ferramenta para o desenvolvimento motor de crianças e adolescentes com síndrome de Down: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

Down Syndrome (DS) is a chromosomal alteration present in 1/800 live births. This syndrome influences several aspects of these individuals' lives, including motor development, which directly affects posture, balance, cognition and movement. Dance can be considered a strong ally to improve cognitive, physical, motor and social aspects. Thus, the present study aims to investigate dance as an element of mediation of the motor development of children and adolescents with Down Syndrome, so that through the analysis of data and results, more professionals in the field of physical education can understand and use dance. as a tool to improve the motor development of this audience. This is an integrative literature review, in which articles, dissertations and theses were searched to answer the guiding question of the study: what is the influence of dance practice on the motor development of children with DS? Searches were carried out in the Google Scholar, Scielo, LILACS, PubMed and CAPES Periodicals databases. In the electronic search, the keywords "down syndrome", "dance", "ballet" and "motor development" were used, using the Boolean operator "and" between the keywords for better refinement of the search, as well as their equivalents in English “down's syndrome”, “dance”, “jazz”, “ballet” and “motor development.” A period of publication of the articles was not defined during the search. 10 studies were selected, in which 9 presented positive results regarding the improvement of the motor coordination, especially in gross motor coordination and balance of children and adolescents who practice dance.The findings of this research show us that there is relevance in the practice of dance for the motor development of children and adolescents with DS