The contribution of Isabel Marques in productions on “dance” and “teaching of dance” in Physical Education

Abstract

The article is to analyze the contributions of Isabel Marques, from the works “Teaching of dance today: texts and contexts” (1999) and “Dancing in the school” (2003), in productions on “dance” and “teaching of dance” in Physical Education. Uses the study of bibliographic type, taking as a basis two works of Isabel Marques (1999; 2003), and the documentary research in national periodical of the area of Physical Education who take the teaching of dance as a reference, being selected three periodical of greater representation in the area that feature in fi eld studies that present studies in the educational fi eld. We have identifi ed that in 38% of the productions about this theme the works of the Isabel Marques can be identifi ed as references that support the refl ections on dance at school, and contribuing with the researches about teaching of dance in the Physical Education.