Activación psicomotriz en el adulto mayor a través de la danza folclórica

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to propose a pedagogical strategy for the psychomotor activation of older adults from the Asociación Corazones Alegres de Ibagué, to stimulate and preserve kinesic, cognitive, emotional and social skills and abilities, which maintains all the capacity and functional aptitude of the adult. In this study, it was possible to design the DANZANDO strategy “porque en danza ando” that shows folk dance as the main instrument for psychomotor activation in the elderly, since it is in conjunction with rhythm, sound and music to possess the ability Expressive influence daily the living of the communities, turning them into powers of social development, which generate a climate of trust and relaxation that allows to develop, greater security, trust, collective work in the realization of the process from the dancing, directed and designed moments of Adequate way, which promote the improvement of the motor skills of the elderly in their daily lives and thus, generate a first approach for the generation of spaces oriented to the integral well-being of the elderly.