Protecting Performers, Making Space for Rest, and Kellee Edusei

<p>A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-54</p><p><strong>Links referenced in/relevant to episode 54:</strong></p><p>-Washington Post story on the Washington Football Team replacing its cheerleaders with a coed dance team: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/03/03/washington-football-team-cheerleaders-replaced/<strong><br></strong>-New York Times piece on dancer bodies: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/03/arts/dance/what-is-a-ballet-body.html<br>-Actors' Equity statement on the Open Culture program: https://www.actorsequity.org/news/PR/OpenCultureDisappointment/<br>-Denver Post story on Aspen Santa Fe Ballet's company closure and organizational evolution: https://theknow.denverpost.com/2021/03/09/aspen-santa-fe-ballet-closes-coronavirus/254403/<br>-Sydnie Mosley's Dance Magazine essay on not creating for the sake of creating: https://www.dancemagazine.com/virtual-burnout-2650626814.html<br>-Al Blackstone's Dance Teacher love letter to the dance studio: https://dance-teacher.com/al-blackstone-dance-studio/<br>-Dance/USA's second COVID impact survey: https://s-a39abb-i.sgizmo.com/s3/i-zYkAqbH1dQ67H04kbl-4331405/?sguid=zYkAqbH1dQ67H04kbl<br>-Excerpt from from "Dismantling Racism:  A Workbook for Social Change Groups," by Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun: https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/white-supremacy-culture-characteristics.html<br>-Dance/USA site: https://www.danceusa.org/<br>-Dance/USA social pages:<br>https://www.instagram.com/danceusaorg/<br>https://twitter.com/DanceUSAorg<br>https://www.facebook.com/DanceUSAorg</p>