De la danza contemporánea para la danza tradicional colombiana entrenamiento para la ejecución del bambuco san pedro en El Espinal de la academia abilanté

Abstract

Upon joining the core group of the Abilanté Artistic Academy as a performer, the teaching method used by the artistic director consists of performing, through repetition and imitation, basic movements and steps from different regions of the country. This same approach has been applied to the school group, a group created for training in traditional dance for the stage, aimed at people of all ages with and without experience in traditional dance or dance in general. This teaching method has worked for partially learning different dances from across the country, but it has not fostered an awareness of their bodies, their care, or their function when dancing the proposed dances. Furthermore, it has not been sufficient to expand their physical capabilities, such as cardiovascular endurance, strength, elasticity, and flexibility, which are important for performing traditional dance for the stage, specifically for what this research aims to teach: the basic steps of the festive bambuco dance of San Pedro in Espinal, in the Andean region of Tolima. In my opinion, this is one of the most complex dances to master, due to its physical difficulty