MEANINGS AND POWERS OF THE FEMALE BODY: EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES WITH OLDER WOMEN IN THE CARIMBÓ DANCE IN TUCURUÍ-PA

Resumen

This article is part of the master's thesis and seeks to map the meanings and powers of the body of older women who experience and practice the dance of carimbó. They are women of carimbó who do not "surrender" to the limitations of their older age, as well as to the decals (prejudices, stigmas, stereotypes) produced and reinforced about their bodies by society. The research seeks to build another look at this decal, not reinforcing its idea, but with the aim of bringing a new perspective on these bodies of women who dance. These women of carimbó have their own identities, they are women who dance, they are bodies in movement that express their desires, joys, knowledge and life experiences, as they escape the labels that are already instituted about them. Then the following research question arises: What meanings and powers does the experience with the carimbó dance provoke in the body and life of these women? The methodology consists of monitoring the activities with the carimbó, photographs and interviews with the interlocutor women. The results indicate that the experience of women's encounter with carimbó makes them invigorate their energies and put into operation another dynamic, in addition to their lives being resignified. It is from the joyful encounter between women with the carimbó dance that their bodies are affected in a positive way, producing new senses and increasing their powers to act.