Abstract
Objective
To understand the meaning of circular dance in the imagination of older people in their daily lives.
Method
interpretative study, qualitative in nature, based on Michel Maffesoli’s Comprehensive and Everyday Sociology. Data were collected through interviews and participant observation, with 17 older women practicing circular dance in Rodas (circular dance groups) in the Primary Health Units of Southern Brazil. Data were analyzed using the Shatzman and Strauss analysis precepts, bringing out two thematic categories: Attributing meaning to circular dance and feeling through circular dance.
Results
Participants point out that circular dance, in the older person’s imagination, is inclusive and welcoming, favoring the feeling of belonging and unity among everyone, without losing their individuality and that of the other who shares. To participate in the dance, it is necessary to be centered on oneself, in the moment, seeking not to stray from the vivid moment. Final considerations: circular dance as an expression of everyday life is a space for exchange, presence, play, collective living linked by emotional ties and affection that strengthens ties and positively resignifies livin
Keywords
Health of the Elderly; Dance; Health Promotion; Activities of Daily Living