Assessment of Mood States in the Royal Academy of Dance Examination System/Avaliacao de Estados de Humor nos Exames da Royal Academy of Dance

This qualitative study investigated the mood states of students, participants in of the Royal Academy of Dance examinations. The exploratory research used the POMS (Profile of Mood States), administered before and after the examination, to an intentional sample of 12 dance students, aged 18 to 40 years. The descriptive analysis, comparing the data collections in the pre and post-test showed an increase in fatigue and decreased vigor and minimum indices of tension states, depression, anger and confusion. Further studies are needed in order to improve the approaches to the subjective states involving practice, background training in dance and performance assessments, aspects largely unexplored in the academic ambit. Keywords: mood states, dance, evaluation Este estudo qualitativo investigou os estados de humor de alunos participantes dos Exames da Royal Academy of Dance. A pesquisa exploratoria utilizou o POMS (Profile of Mood States), aplicado antes e apos o exame, a uma amostra intencional composta por 12 estudantes de danca, faixa etaria de 18 a 40 anos. A analise descritiva, ao se comparar os dados obtidos no pre e pos-teste, evidenciou um aumento da fadiga e uma diminuicao do vigor e indices minimos dos estados de tensao, depressao, raiva e confusao mental. Novos estudos se fazem necessarios, visando ao aprimoramento das abordagens acerca dos estados subjetivos envolvendo as praticas, a formacao em danca e as avaliacoes das performances, aspectos ainda pouco explorados em ambito academico. Palavras-chave: estados de humor, danca, avaliacoes