“We all have our own beautiful ways of moving, and this is worth celebrating,” says dancer and choreographer Ryan Heffington. Inviting you to reconsider your connection to dance, he shows how even everyday experiences — tying your shoes, rocking a baby, whisking up some mac and cheese — can offer choreographic inspiration and help you find joy and release when you need it most. After the talk, dancers Nico Lonetree and Ryan Spencer perform a dazzling routine infused with the humor and beauty of daily movements.
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September 23, 2022 at 3:01 pm
Wow ❤
This taught me exactly what I needed to do to choreograph better
Thank you
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September 23, 2022 at 3:21 pm
Love dancing and this video is really meaningful, helps me a lot to keep dancing everyday. Dancing really can make me happy <3
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September 23, 2022 at 3:43 pm
This idea can also very much applied to many other things, forms of art, making and creating.
So many people are so stuck in what is expected “to be good”, or focus on the techniques and tools.
Which seem to become the goal instead of actually creating and most important of all, having joy.
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September 23, 2022 at 4:40 pm
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September 23, 2022 at 5:08 pm
I love that “Bob Ross” move I think it’s so powerful that we’re tapping into our bodies movement truly helps to enhance life. As I study indigenous cultures it proves to be so true, often times rhythm & dance is regarded as sacred and it’s only recently that we’ve been taught collectively that dance is for nights out only or ‘inappropriate’.
me man
September 26, 2022 at 3:16 am
Do you mean Bob Fossy?
Assistant To: Antonio Guterres
September 28, 2022 at 6:48 am
TRUE! It is the brainwashing of human evolution that has taught us to shame! Crack a dance anywhere, anytime!
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September 23, 2022 at 6:12 pm
I want to say THANK YOU… as “retired” ballerina, today I brushed my teeth shaking my hips… and dancing! Love it!
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September 23, 2022 at 7:24 pm
Oh don’t you dare look back
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She said oh oh oh
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September 23, 2022 at 10:02 pm
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Haroon Baig
September 23, 2022 at 10:22 pm
Inmovative idea.
River Nile
September 23, 2022 at 11:11 pm
this is charade, not dancing
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September 24, 2022 at 12:50 am
that’s hardly dance but moronic moves
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September 24, 2022 at 6:36 am
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September 24, 2022 at 10:02 am
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September 24, 2022 at 10:58 am
Кризис по всему миру: геополитика, экономика, пандемии, экология, климат, образование и медицина.
Решение – проект созидательное общество
Гарантированно не будет диктаторов, войн и прочих неизбежностей потребительского формата общества
Условия жизни – лучшие за всю историю современного человечества:
– Безусловный базовый доход – 10 тыс. $
– Бесплатное жилье минимум 60 м2 на человека
– Бесплатное авто (недорогое)
– Вся коммуналка бесплатно
– 100 тыс. $ за рождение первого ребенка
– Частная собственность присутствует, но капитализация ограничена порогом – около 10 млн. $
– Недра, энергетика и СМИ принадлежат и контролируются обществом.
Frl. Kiki
September 24, 2022 at 7:40 pm
Love, joy, happiness, just DANCE!
Scott Maberry
September 25, 2022 at 12:16 am
Sweatfest got me through the pandemic, and connected me to joy through some tough times. Thanks Ryan
DrewEmc2
September 25, 2022 at 3:11 am
Boogie woogie
freesk8
September 25, 2022 at 8:45 am
The world needs more music and more dance and less war and less government.
Slangy Russian Words
September 25, 2022 at 12:27 pm
Great.
Heer Saini
September 25, 2022 at 6:05 pm
But i wouldn’t want anyone to see my “happy dance” 👉👈
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September 27, 2022 at 3:39 pm
can we have this Ted Talk again but this time with *melanin*
Assistant To: Antonio Guterres
September 28, 2022 at 6:39 am
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Assistant To: Antonio Guterres
September 28, 2022 at 6:40 am
GUITAR BABY! LIKE GROOVY GRAVY ON POTATOES!
Assistant To: Antonio Guterres
September 28, 2022 at 6:41 am
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE PLAY SEE YOU AGAIN BY WIZ KHALIFA! LOVE LOVE IT! GROOVY GRAVY THANKSGIVING! GOBBLE GOBBLE!
Assistant To: Antonio Guterres
September 28, 2022 at 6:44 am
In all honesty though, joy should not be leashed. Crack a dance whenever wherever, if you re able-just because. Do it until you get no weird looks.