Dança folclórica e o boi-bumbá: práticas e percepções de alunos do ensino fundamental II em uma escola da zona norte na cidade de Manaus

Abstract

This research focuses on the Bumba-Meu-Boi dance as an art form that is part of Amazonian culture and carries within it the stories and traditions of the Amazonian peoples. Its objective was to understand the teaching of folk dances, and in particular the Bumba-Meu-Boi dance, to middle school students in a school in the northern zone of Manaus. This is a qualitative, descriptive, and basic field investigation that consisted of conducting semi-structured interviews with five middle school students and an art teacher. The data collected were analyzed based on the content analysis developed by Bardin (2011), and showed that the students and the art teacher have diverse perceptions and a basic, but not systematized, knowledge about the Bumba-Meu-Boi folk dance. It was observed that both the students and the art teacher recognize the importance of this knowledge for strengthening cultural identity and for valuing the cultural expressions of regional and national dances. The study also highlighted the need to overcome prejudices and stereotypes associated with the practice of dance.