An alternative approach to school gymnastics

Abstract

The author presents an approach that would integrate Laban’s movement analysis concepts to the content of gymnastics. For so, the author outlines an approach to gymnastics that represents a distillation of gymnastics rarefaction into a few themes or movement patterns from whence most gymnastics skills evolve. This approach provides teachers with easy-to-understand conceptual overview of the entire area of gymnastics, and de-emphasizes the restrictive nature of apparatus-specific skill learning, and allows the child ample explorarion and creative possibilities. This point of view provides a sensible bridge between movement education and traditional gymnastics, and allows teachers to build logical and contemporary curriculum.

Keywords

• Ginástica na escola
• Movimento
• Conteúdo da ginástica