The street dance and rap in the day-to-day of adolescents prived from liberty

Abstract

The present study approaches the social meaning of the street dance for internal adolescents of CASE from the city of Santa Maria where are found that research subjects and context aiming to know and to discuss about social meaning of the street dance movements and the lyrics of raps which was the rhythm used on the researcher classes. That research develops it self as a qualitative approach of ethnographic background which have inquired 16 subjects verifying that the experiences analyzed in and out of group were typified by expressing a culture peculiar to them. It was observed the adolescents preference and admiration by the break style movements, stunt flying and soil movements and these last ones were considered as the most representative because of their challenge connotation to them. Also is possible to assert that the lyrics of raps have an ambiguous meaning once that they reveal itself as an alert manner as well as a behavior to be followed showing that the street dance movements and the lyrics of raps give they a chance to give vent to their fears and conflicts. We have concluded that to turn these adolescents eyes around new representations is not enough to put them in to an institution with the objective of bring they back to society. We need to rebuild the society structure which breed and feed them with so cruel representation about themselves. They need more humanity and less pain.