Dance and body expression in sublevel II of early childhood education

Abstract

Introduction: The present research work is titled "Dance and body expression in sublevel II of initial education" where its objective was to demonstrate the importance of dance as a didactic activity for the development of body expression in boys and girls of the sublevel. II of Initial Education at the Portoviejo Fiscal School No. 25, in the Portoviejo canton, Manabí. Materials and methods: A mixed approach was used, an observation guide was applied to the children, then an interview was carried out with 2 Initial teachers of sublevel II, the certain variables were theoretically based. Results: Currently, it was evident that there is a need to implement didactic activities that stimulate children to dance and at the same time strengthen the development of corporal expression. In addition, it was evident that 9.5% of children have difficulties developing the body expressions due to the lack of stimulation, it is concluded through the bibliographic and documentary review that many authors have worked on the subject and indicate that dance as a didactic activity is essential to develop body expression in children of sublevel II of Education Initial, which allows the authors of this research to suggest several didactic activities, focused on dance within the teaching and learning process, which served as a basis to develop and strengthen different areas of body expression in boys and girls of sublevel II.