Nursing and dancing in health promotion: experiences with adolescents living in social vulnerability

Abstract

Adolescence is a transition phase where changes occur that directly or indirectly interfere in the lives of individuals, especially those at risk of social vulnerability. Therefore, this public must be given the necessary information to ensure, among other benefits, the incentive for self-care. In this context, health education, based on active methodologies that combine pleasurable resources, such as dance, in the practical application of subjects, favors for better assimilation and adherence of themes by adolescents Objective: to describe the experience of a dance workshop with adolescents at risk of social vulnerability. Materials and Methods: a descriptive study, reports the experience of an Extension Project with 20 adolescents who participate in the Service of Strengthening and Bonding. Results: the adolescents realized the importance of dance in addition to its fun role, observing that it has fundamental cultural, educational and social aspects for individual and collective formation in this stage of life. Conclusion: therefore, we conclude that dance, due to its educational role, is an ideal resource for discussing health-related topics, and should therefore be inserted in the context of health education, especially for adolescents at risk of social vulnerability.