A graduação em dança e as pessoas com deficiência (PCDs): Uma reflexão sobre o ponto de vista de PCDs na cidade de Uberlândia

Abstract

The main objective of this Thesis was to identify whether dancers with physical, visual, and hearing disabilities, aged 16 and older, residing in the city of Uberlândia/MG, are interested in pursuing a degree in dance and if they face difficulties in achieving this goal. The research has a qualitative approach, with an analytical perspective based on ethnography. The specific objectives are: a) to identify and list students with physical, auditory, and visual disabilities, starting at age 16, who study dance in Uberlândia; b) to conduct interviews with these individuals to find out if they are interested in pursuing a degree in dance at UFU; c) to analyze, based on participant observation and the responses given in semi-structured interviews, whether these individuals face any difficulties in pursuing a degree in dance, what their socioeconomic/family context is, what their experience in dance is, and whether there is an interest in pursuing a degree at UFU. Within the scope of the research, three people were interviewed, whose information supported the reflections presented in the text. The starting point for these reflections was the questions that specified the research problems. Conducting this research made it possible to identify that to reach a university dance course, a person with a disability needs to overcome various obstacles still present in multiple social spaces. It was also noted that despite various inclusion policies existing at UFU, there has been little interest from people with disabilities living in the city in pursuing a degree in dance.