AGONY AND ECSTASY: THE DANCE IN CALUNGA COMMUNITY, IN GOIÁS

Abstract

This article is an excerpt of the master's dissertation presented at the Faculty of Physical Education at the University of Brasilia. The research, qualitative character, was to design the community calunga and as procedure the ethnography. The choice of ethnographic research is motivated by the complexity of the phenomenon being studied, the dance. The construction of the methodical way was as follows: (a) literature survey, (b) field work and (c) analysis and interpretation of data. In conclusion, we observed a scaling of the object in question, due to several factors, notably from the youth participation.

Keywords: Dance. Body. Quilombo. Calunga.