Construction of the subject in dance

This article reports the results obtained with group of dancers integrating the sample of subjects interviewed as a part of the project entitled Corporal practices and the construction of the character. By means of an Qualitative-interpretative approach, it offers an understanding of the relationship between the corporal practices, the body perception (body concept), the self-care and the sense of themselves that people build when they link to different forms of corporal practice: gym users, sportspersons of high level, Tai-chi practitioners, dancers an body art practitioners (tattoos and piercings). The Authors approach to an understanding of the way in which persons build their "selves" from their corporal practices, in this case, specifically in dancing.