Redefining American Dance in the Classroom: Responsibility to Racial Justice

After what was eighteen months of isolation and remote learning for some due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, it is imperative that dance classroom spaces become community spaces united in solidarity for all. Calling attention toward the racism systemically ingrained in the American dance legacy serves as an impetus to eliminate that racism while transforming American dance education into a sincerely American (multicultural) dance experience that is better informed, empathetic, and equitable. This essay based on literature in the fields of dance, education, and social justice discusses the racism embedded in America and American dance, the conglomeration of cultures and identities that inherently forge American dance, the need to see and understand thyself and others in the classroom, and methods for curricula diversification. © 2022, Pennsylvania State University Libraries. All rights reserved.

Occupational balance during Covid-19 lockdown among occupational therapy academics1

Introduction: The mandatory confinement in response to Covid-19 forced the closure of colleges and universities, leading professors to adapt their teaching strategies to digital media, These changes in teaching processes showed an increase in the workday, greater stress, fatigue, and difficulties in separating work from other occupations, which may compromise the physical and mental health of teachers. Objective: To describe the occupational balance of occupational therapy teachers at a university in Cali-Colombia, during lockdown due to Covid-19, and to establish the relationship between sociodemographic variables and the presence of symptoms of anxiety and depression. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 32 occupational therapy professors. The information was collected using Google forms containing a sociodemographic questionnaire, the OBQ-E, PHQ-9 questionnaires, and the GAD-7 scale. Absolute frequency tables and percentages were made for qualitative variables, and quantitative variables were presented as mean and standard deviation. Bivariate analysis was performed using t-student tests, ANOVA, and Pearson's correlations. Results: 75.0% of participants were women. In occupational balance the average was 36.5;meanwhile, 31.3% manifested symptoms of anxiety and 43.8% of depression. Conclusions: Most of the professors were women, gender that was related to the care of older adults. The scores in occupational balance and the presence of anxiety © 2022 Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos. All rights reserved.