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Gender; generation; dancer; aging; body
Inserted in the research line Gender, Inequalities and Alterities of the Graduate Program in Interdisciplinary Studies on Women, Gender and Feminism of the Federal University of Bahia, this dissertation focuses on the themes of gender and generation, seeking to understand how aging is experienced. from the perspective of female dancers. The research was developed in an interdisciplinary approach, since no discipline holds the monopoly of the study of aging. The theoretical framework was based mainly on sociological and anthropological studies. The methodology adopted for the construction of research research, in addition to bibliographic research, was based on a qualitative approach, through a methodological triangulation process, through the use of documentary research, semi-structured interviews and participant observation. In all, twenty-two ballerinas - aged 28 to 65 - were interviewed and accompanied in their work environment, revealing for the researcher a huge diversity of experiences, perceptions and feelings in the unfolding of each course of life. Understanding life as a process and assuming that this process is not experienced in the same way by all people, the field and data analysis revealed the multiple social and cultural possibilities that permeate the experience of aging dancing. Keywords: Gender, generation, aging, dancer, body.