Percepção dos professores sobre a tematização do bregafunk nas aulas de educação física

Abstract

The present research focuses on "Teachers' perception of the theme of bregafunk in physical education classes." Bregafunk is a genuinely Pernambuco dance style that emerged from the hybridization of two older styles, brega and funk. This music genre has been impacting the music market and mobilizing the peripheral populations of the state of Pernambuco, in the northeast region of Brazil. We understand that Bregafunk holds great social relevance as a dance style present in the social context of students in public schools in Pernambuco. In this sense, it is possible to question: "Is Bregafunk thematized in physical education classes? If not, why has it been denied? If yes, how is it being presented?" These questions motivated this study, aiming to verify if the dance style Bregafunk is thematized in physical education classes and how it is being approached with high school students. The study involved 31 Physical Education teachers from Pernambuco, where Bregafunk is more prevalent, responding to a digital questionnaire on Bregafunk as content, teaching methodologies, and personal relationship with the dance style. The study's results indicate that Bregafunk is being thematized as content in Physical Education classes, despite some teachers' resistance due to unfamiliarity with the dance style or belief that it does not align with Physical Education teaching practices. Nevertheless, it is being addressed through the appreciation of young people's social context or the acknowledgment of cultural diversity in Physical Education classes.