La danza, alegría del alma y el corazón, el buen vivir del pueblo indígena. “wetha ku´ju´ kwesx fxi zenxi uuste nasa”

Abstract

As a result of the processes of colonization and globalization, much of the indigenous knowledge has been weakened and even lost over time. To face this situation, this project seeks to develop strategies for the revitalization of some cultural knowledge of the Nasa indigenous people through dance with children of the Community Moment (second grade) of the Insitución Educativa Indígena El Mesón (INEIM) recognizing the own dance as a living expression of the native peoples, which allows us to recover history, culture, identity and spirituality to survive in time and space. For the development of this proposal, three phases will be taken into account that will allow a clear and precise approach to the progress and execution of the project. In the first phase, the survey instrument will be applied to the children of the community moment. During the second phase, an observation record will be worked on, which will allow a bimonthly diagnosis to be made on the progress of the children's own dance. In the first phase, the survey instrument will be applied to the children of the community moment. During the second phase, an observation record is worked on, which will allow a bimonthly diagnosis to be made about the progress of the children's own dance. The results show the variety of dances that are still preserved in the community and that were about to disappear, as well as the joy of adults when they see children dance and reconnect with this practice and its historical, cultural and spiritual background. In this way, we highlight the relevance of the project in the revitalization of the knowledge of the Nasa indigenous people of the municipality of Morales, Cauca.