Vieira, Marcílio de SouzaSantos, Samara Beatriz Costa dos2024-08-202024-08-202024-07-19SANTOS, S. B. C. A importância da dança e a prática da conscientização corporal no Ensino Fundamental . 2024. 24 f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 2024.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/59512This article aims to identify the importance of teaching Dance and the practice of body awareness as a field of study, through bibliographical research on the themes mentioned, observing dance in Elementary School, early years based on what the National Base suggests. Common Curricular. The methodology is qualitative in nature and has a bibliographical approach. The reflection on Dance teaching based on the National Common Curricular Base (BNCC) is added as the main document for improving studies that refer to dance at school and for the suggestions for activities present in this article. Therefore, based on this research, we conclude that dance contributes to satisfactory and inclusive teaching, as important as other areas of knowledge, since the child who exercise, it is constantly evolving acquiring significant skills for their future and developing, because as the child learns different ways of moving, new ways of thinking about themselves, others and the world will emerge. With this, we see that teaching about Dance and body awareness is relevant for students to share their knowledge and for them to feel encouraged to create and imagine new ways of thinking and doing Dance. Therefore, Art/Dance is a fundamental subject for the curriculum, as well as enriching the education and well-being of our students.Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/Dança; Conscientização corporal; Ensino fundamental; Criança; Escola.bachelorThesisCNPQ::LINGUISTICA, LETRAS E ARTES