A dança das Ayabas: uma análise da gestualidade e da expressividade da Ayaba Yemanjá no vídeodança “Mares” de Michelle Pereira

Abstract

This article analyzes the creation process and choreographic structure of the dance of the female orixás, especially the Ayaba Yemanjá, based on the video dance “Mares” teacher, dancer and choreographer Michelle Pereira. This article was carried out through a bibliographic review of other articles, books and specialized research websites related to the topic, which constitutes an exploratory study of the literature review type. The methodology used was qualitative, bibliographic, videographic and descriptive in nature. The results revealed that the language of gestures and movements is choreographed with specific gestures and signs that express characteristics of feminine visions, which intersect with the bodily experiences that dancers develop during the performance process and in their daily lives. It can be concluded that, although the Ayabas dance is a dance created for a spectacular context, we saw that it is projected by movements and meanings that show the plasticity, drama and religiosity resulting from African matrices.