A dança, o trabalho corporal e a apropriação de si mesmo

Abstract

The body work's, and in special contente the dance, constitute one possibility on the treatment of people that search for psychiatric help. A study about dancing and body expression has been developed at Centro de Atenção Psicossocial Prof. Luis da Rocha Cerqueira (CAPS-SP), along two years weekly meetings. A study program has been organized, fundamentally based on Rudolf Laban, Gerda Alexander and on the classes with Naísa França. The meetings has revealed, among other things, that this people take a great advantage of a moment in their treatement, possibililing a living of the whole body in inner self-knowledge perspective, so as expression, allowing a disposition to the play, to comunication with other, and to self-care.