2025-11-272025-11-272025-09-15MARQUES, Rafaela Evelyn Tomaz. A dança como ferramenta terapêutica no cuidado da pessoa idosa: um estudo no Lar Socorro Gabriel em Belém - PA. Orientadora: Luiza Monteiro e Souza. 2025. 21 f. Trabalho de Curso (Licenciatura em Dança) – Faculdade de Dança, Instituto de Ciências da Arte, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, 2025. Disponível em: https://bdm.ufpa.br/handle/prefix/8875. Acesso em:.https://bdm.ufpa.br/handle/prefix/8875This study analyzes dance as a therapeutic resource in the care of older adults in a long-term care institution, understood as a bodily, aesthetic, and relational practice that engages expressive gesture, body memory, and affectivity. The research was conducted during Supervised Internship IV of the Dance Teaching Degree at the Federal University of Pará, between November and December 2023, at Lar Socorro Gabriel in Belém, Brazil. A qualitative and observational approach was adopted, grounded in participant observation as the main methodological tool. The dance classes revealed motor, emotional, and social transformations, expressed through greater movement fluency, activation of memories, emotional engagement, and strengthened collective bonds. It is concluded that dance, beyond an adapted physical activity, constitutes a scenic and integrative therapeutic practice that fosters well-being, autonomy, and belonging, while further research in different care contexts is recommended.Acesso AbertoDança - IdososEducação lúdicaIdosos - RecreaçãoEnvelhecimentoTerapia pela dançaDance - SeniorsPlayful EducationSeniors - RecreationAgingDance TherapyCNPQ::LINGUISTICA, LETRAS E ARTES::ARTES::DANCATrabalho de Curso - Graduação - ArtigoAttribution 3.0 Brazil