Danza como Estrategia Pedagógica para Aprovechamiento Creativo del Tiempo Libre en Estudiantes de Grado Noveno de I.E.D Bolivar de Villa San Diego de Ubaté

Abstract

This project, entitled “Dance as a Pedagogical Strategy for the Creative Use of Free Time in Ninth Grade Students at I.E.D. Bolívar in Villa de San Diego de Ubaté”, aims to transform adolescents’ free time into a meaningful educational experience. The research starts from the recognition that, in school contexts, students often spend their free time passively, limiting their personal, social, and creative development. In response, dance is proposed as a pedagogical tool that fosters artistic expression, strengthens identity, and promotes community integration.

The proposal is based on a qualitative pedagogical action research approach, structured in phases of planning, workshop implementation, systematization, and dissemination of results. It is carried out with a focal group of ninth-grade students, using instruments such as teacher-researcher logs, observation rubrics, expressive self-evaluations, and audiovisual records. From a humanistic and interdisciplinary perspective, dance is conceived not only as an aesthetic practice, but also as a means for socio-emotional development, creativity, and the construction of school coexistence.

Expected outcomes include the stimulation of creativity, the conscious use of free time, the strengthening of socio-emotional skills, and the improvement of the school climate. Furthermore, the experience seeks to generate institutional impact and serve as a replicable reference for other educational contexts. In this way, dance is projected as a transformative pedagogical strategy that contributes to the comprehensive education of adolescents.