Construcción identitaria del colectivo Roller Dance Bogotá: una mirada comunicativa

Abstract

This research examines the identity construction of Roller Dance Bogotá, a pioneering roller dance collective in Colombia. Roller dance is an artistic and athletic discipline that combines dance and roller skating. The study seeks to understand how, through its trajectory, communicative practices, and relationship with public space, the collective has built its own identity and contributed to preserving the memory of this emerging practice in the city. Using an ethnographic methodology based on participant observation, interviews, and life stories, this research analyzed the experiences of its members, their teaching methods, artistic expressions, emotional and community ties, and ways in which they inhabit and resignify different urban spaces. Results show that Roller Dance Bogotá transcends recreational and athletic practice by establishing itself as a space for learning, expression, connection, and belonging that promotes engagement with urban space, personal and collective transformation. As part of the research process, the essay documentary Roller Dance Bogotá: identidad en movimiento was produced. This audiovisual work brings together voices, memories, and experiences of the collective and helps to raise awareness of its social, cultural, and communicative contributions.