The profile of adherence, permanency and motivation of practitioners of Lindy Hop and West coast swing as a ballroom dancing in Brazil/O perfil de aderencia, permanencia e motivacao de praticantes de Lindy Hop e West coast swing como danca de salao no Brasil

This study demonstrated the profile of adherence, permanency and motivation of practitioners of Lindy Hop and West coast swing in some ballroom dance school in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre. The study population comprises 250 students of all three cities. Of these we selected a sample of 56 students of both sexes. To collect the data received 3 questionnaires adapted: the first, on social profile proposed by Fiamoncini, the second is the inventory motivation for sporting from Gaya and Cardos, and the third developed by Kobal, regarding the identification of reasons intrinsic and extrinsic. It was observed that the Lindy Hop and West coast swing are activities that not only keeps its practitioners for pleasure, improvisation, joy, but also by extra dance aspects such as culture, history and music that permeate the swing dances. It is hoped that this research will contribute to a better understanding of the Lindy Hop and West coast swing, as well as their culture, how it is growing in Brazil, what is the profile of its practitioners, and also demonstrate the importance of this kind of dances for the development of ballroom dancing. Key words: Adherence, Permanency, Motivation, Lindy hop, West coast swing, Ballroom dancing. Este estudo demonstrou o perfil de aderencia, permanencia e motivacao de praticantes de Lindy hop e West coast swing em algumas escolas de danca de salao do Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo e Porto Alegre. A populacao do estudo corresponde 250 alunos do total das tres cidades. Destes foram selecionados uma amostra de 56 alunos de ambos os sexos. Para a coleta de dados foram aplicados 3 questionarios adaptados: o primeiro, sobre perfil social proposto por Fiamoncini; o segundo e o Inventario de motivacao para a pratica desportiva de Gaya e Cardos; e, o terceiro elaborado por Kobal, referente a identificacao de motivos intrinsecos e extrinsecos. Observou-se que o Lindy hop e o West coast swing sao atividades que nao so mantem seus praticantes pelo prazer, improviso, alegria, mas tambem pelos aspectos extra danca, tais como cultura, historia e musica que permeiam as swing dances. Espera-se que tal pesquisa possa contribuir para um melhor entendimento sobre o Lindy hop e o West coast swing, bem como sua cultura, de que forma esta crescendo no Brasil, qual o perfil de seus praticantes, e, tambem demonstrar a importancia de tais modalidades para o desenvolvimento da danca de salao. Palavras-chave: Aderencia, Permanencia, Motivacao, Lindy j