Una mirada a la expresión corporal y la danza educativa en Iberoamérica

Abstract

Throughout history, dance has been present in the educational sphere, accompanied by play, music and physical activity. Its presence in Latin American education systems can be traced through Physical Education with a special presence in the discipline of Corporal Expression, in the case of countries that contemplate it, and more recently in Artistic Education in the case of including Dance as an artistic discipline. Its presence in one area or another will depend to a large extent on the impact of dance professionals in the educational context, who are the main driving forces behind the demand for it in Latin American countries. The main obstacles to their consideration are the dissociation of the fields of culture and education, the lack of coordination between educational levels, the need for artistic-pedagogical training to provide standardised basic education and social recognition, among others. However, it is worth recognising the efforts of some Latin American universities to respond to the educational needs of both artists and teachers. In this paper, the aim is to take a brief look at the paths, meeting points, distancing and contradictions that have delineated the journey of Dance Education and Body Language in the educational context in Ibero-America.