Identite de genre et connaissance du corps chez des fillettes tunisiennes de 6 a 11 ans pratiquant la danse classique
Gender identity and body knowledge among Tunisian girls aged 6 to 11 practicing classic dance

Summary/Abstract: hrough a study of a group of girls aged 6 to 11, regularly practicing ballet for at least one year, and one group of the same age having no regular physical activity, we tried to highlight the perceived body by the girl who practices ballet. We aimed to point out a certain link between the practice of classical dance and body awareness. According to the test-body diagram of Daurat, Hmeljak, Stambak and Berg (1966), the level of organization in body awareness among young girls practicing ballet is important. This reflection is in line with the scientific literature which emphasizes that idea of body image to be inseparable from that movement. The qualitative analysis of drawings of girls stresses, however, the preference for the social stereotypes of femininity. The study addresses the open question on best choices of physical activities for girls' education in Tunisia.

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