摘要：This paper aims to make a bibliographical review of papers published in academic conferences, articles, dissertations and thesis published and conducted in Brazil and in Portuguese language between 1996 and 2016 on the role of dance in the life of blind or low vision person. As a result of the analysis carried out regarding the researched works, it was verified that dance – as an art and as an activity that highlights the movement and the dancer's contact with other people and with the world – promotes the development of motor, spatial and locomotion skills for the visually impaired people, contributing as well to the development of social, psychic and self-esteem issues. In addition to these benefits, inferred in many of the works analyzed, it was also verified the increase of the professionalization opportunities for blind or low vision dancers, indicating the centrality of dance for the social inclusion of the visually impaired person.
其他摘要：This paper aims to make a bibliographical review of papers published in academic conferences, articles, dissertations and thesis published and conducted in Brazil and in Portuguese language between 1996 and 2016 on the role of dance in the life of blind or low vision person. As a result of the analysis carried out regarding the researched works, it was verified that dance – as an art and as an activity that highlights the movement and the dancer's contact with other people and with the world – promotes the development of motor, spatial and locomotion skills for the visually impaired people, contributing as well to the development of social, psychic and self-esteem issues. In addition to these benefits, inferred in many of the works analyzed, it was also verified the increase of the professionalization opportunities for blind or low vision dancers, indicating the centrality of dance for the social inclusion of the visually impaired person.
