African dance

Abstract

The present work aims, from a transversal perspective, to talk about the epistemological conception of the territory of African dance, thus understanding its importance within the culture of Africa, entering the paths that challenge reality, thus analyzing the meanings of the sphere of movements and their relations, giving importance to the body, movements and senses, understanding their cultural function and the perception of how they inhabit the world in a true critical dialogue between dance, anthropology and life. Based on the Diaspora, the techniques, aesthetics and poeticsthat come from Africanized forms of body writing are understood. The article aims to highlight the African dance leading to the knowledge of what they are in reality, the reason why they are so present in the daily lives of Africans and the most common types thus reaffirming, the diversities within Africa and outside it. The research methodology was carried out from investigations on electronic pages, in order to understand their definitions, their contexts and their importance, reinforcing the understanding of them through some theorists such as Tiérou (2001), Robert Farris-Thompson (1974 ) and Kariamu Welsh (1985), and among others who reinforce the understanding of African dance movements and the use of the body in their performance.