Learning Body Techniques: Dance and Body Flexibility among Gay Black Teens in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil

This article is the result of ethnographic fieldwork among amateur dancers, mainly among gay adolescents from the outskirts of Salvador de Bahia (Brazil), who label themselves as “flexible”. This self-definition arises out of bodily flexibility techniques, cultivated through intense physical work. By focusing on specific training situations, such as stretching exercises, I trace understand how the “flexible” body is built. I propose that the language mobilized by these young people offer an important guide to understanding the distinctive elements of this practice. The practitioners’ accounts and my own observations of the practice indicate that the embodiment of acrobatic skills occurs in a process that weaves body and environment. Following Ingold, I argue that an ecological approach help us to comprehend this kinesthetic practice as spatial realization, as well as providing useful insights into its learning practices exploring the richly sensory dimension of learning practices and development of motor sensibilities, such as the sound and the imperative pain experience. Furthermore, I analyze how my interlocutors’ concept of body fits the theoretical idea of how bodies should not be defined by what they are, but rather by what they are able to do.

Gambaran Determinan Remaja Gay

Various independent domestic and foreign survey institutions mentioned that inIndonesia there are 3% of LGBT people out of the total population. The rise ofLGBT phenomena in Indonesia is closely related to the trends of liberal countriesthat provide recognition and a place for LGBT communities in society. LGBT isconsidered a part of the modern life style of society which regards the view ofheterosexuality as conservative and does not apply to everyone. This study is todetermined the determinants of what makes adolescents into gay groups.Descriptive survey type research design. The sampling technique of snowballsampling, and the research respondents were 2 people. Retrieving data by indepth interview. The results showed that the determinants of gay adolescents were psychological factors, environmental factors, and economic factors. Suggestions from this research are that adolescents are expected to use their time for activities and positive things for their development, parents must give attention and affection and equip religious knowledge, and moral education to children, the government is expected to expand employment opportunities for the community