[Music] today is a very important day it’s a
today is a very important day it’s a
today is a very important day it’s a special day download 12 enter the White
special day download 12 enter the White
special day download 12 enter the White House oh so is our TED talk day right
House oh so is our TED talk day right
House oh so is our TED talk day right start with the questions why are you
start with the questions why are you
start with the questions why are you here why am I here why are you watching
I’m going to answer the questions at the
I’m going to answer the questions at the end of the talk there are all kinds of
end of the talk there are all kinds of
end of the talk there are all kinds of forces different kinds some are quite
forces different kinds some are quite
forces different kinds some are quite visible others are abstract invisible
visible others are abstract invisible
visible others are abstract invisible I’m going to tackle an invisible first
I’m going to tackle an invisible first
I’m going to tackle an invisible first jun 29th 1974 Mikhail Baryshnikov
jun 29th 1974 Mikhail Baryshnikov
jun 29th 1974 Mikhail Baryshnikov escaped under the close supervision of
escaped under the close supervision of
escaped under the close supervision of KGB if you know if you don’t know the
KGB if you know if you don’t know the
KGB if you know if you don’t know the KGB KGB is the Russian spy agency it’s
KGB KGB is the Russian spy agency it’s
KGB KGB is the Russian spy agency it’s the same as CIA in the US and I 6e UK so
the same as CIA in the US and I 6e UK so
the same as CIA in the US and I 6e UK so just a side note Vladimir Putin the
just a side note Vladimir Putin the
just a side note Vladimir Putin the Russian president today you speak the
Russian president today you speak the
Russian president today you speak the head of KGB for 16 years so back to our
head of KGB for 16 years so back to our
head of KGB for 16 years so back to our fourth story macae brush the call
fourth story macae brush the call
fourth story macae brush the call finished his last curtain ball in
finished his last curtain ball in
finished his last curtain ball in Toronto theater gave a gentle pad on the
Toronto theater gave a gentle pad on the
Toronto theater gave a gentle pad on the bodyguards the KGB person vanished
bodyguards the KGB person vanished
bodyguards the KGB person vanished through the backstage door into the dark
through the backstage door into the dark
through the backstage door into the dark Toronto Street escaped two days later
Toronto Street escaped two days later
Toronto Street escaped two days later july first 1974 the news of his
july first 1974 the news of his
july first 1974 the news of his defection was plastered on
defection was plastered on
defection was plastered on every single newspaper across the
every single newspaper across the
every single newspaper across the continent it was a cold war after war
continent it was a cold war after war
continent it was a cold war after war after all the news spread out so quickly
after all the news spread out so quickly
after all the news spread out so quickly so who is this guy and why did he leave
so who is this guy and why did he leave
so who is this guy and why did he leave his motherland or he was a star he’s
his motherland or he was a star he’s
his motherland or he was a star he’s considered to be one of the best male
considered to be one of the best male
considered to be one of the best male dancers in the world he was on center
dancers in the world he was on center
dancers in the world he was on center stage he danced on Broadway’s he was in
stage he danced on Broadway’s he was in
stage he danced on Broadway’s he was in many movies and he didn’t showed off his
many movies and he didn’t showed off his
many movies and he didn’t showed off his sexy sense of humor in a popular show
sexy sense of humor in a popular show
sexy sense of humor in a popular show Sex in the City later on he became the
Sex in the City later on he became the
Sex in the City later on he became the artistic director of American Ballet
artistic director of American Ballet
artistic director of American Ballet Theatre so why did he leave his
Theatre so why did he leave his
Theatre so why did he leave his motherland Soviet Union treated him so
motherland Soviet Union treated him so
motherland Soviet Union treated him so well at a time he had a huge apartment
well at a time he had a huge apartment
well at a time he had a huge apartment inflated pajak feign reputation elite
inflated pajak feign reputation elite
inflated pajak feign reputation elite suka sir social circles he had
suka sir social circles he had
suka sir social circles he had everything the list went on but he’s
everything the list went on but he’s
everything the list went on but he’s still lat many years later this is what
still lat many years later this is what
still lat many years later this is what he said to one of the journalists I left
he said to one of the journalists I left
he said to one of the journalists I left my country because of my internal desire
my country because of my internal desire
my country because of my internal desire the invisible force to dance freely here
the invisible force to dance freely here
the invisible force to dance freely here the dance means all kinds of dance jazz
the dance means all kinds of dance jazz
the dance means all kinds of dance jazz ballet modern ballroom and he wanted to
ballet modern ballroom and he wanted to
ballet modern ballroom and he wanted to dance with the top dance companies
dance with the top dance companies
dance with the top dance companies across whole countries and he did both
across whole countries and he did both
across whole countries and he did both of them so let us watch a short video of
of them so let us watch a short video of
of them so let us watch a short video of Mikhailovich and coughs dancing this is
Mikhailovich and coughs dancing this is
Mikhailovich and coughs dancing this is the film called white knight which
the film called white knight which
the film called white knight which garnered Academy Award in 1985 watch
garnered Academy Award in 1985 watch
garnered Academy Award in 1985 watch one pirouette one row below took your
one pirouette one row below took your
one pirouette one row below took your words two rubles and on a know you’re
words two rubles and on a know you’re
words two rubles and on a know you’re betting man yeah what do i get if you
betting man yeah what do i get if you
betting man yeah what do i get if you lose that’s good question they took
lose that’s good question they took
lose that’s good question they took women I would your black marketeer as
women I would your black marketeer as
women I would your black marketeer as well that’s right okay seven roubles
well that’s right okay seven roubles
well that’s right okay seven roubles against my tape recorder no no no I got
against my tape recorder no no no I got
against my tape recorder no no no I got ten rubles I want ten pirouettes for
ten rubles I want ten pirouettes for
ten rubles I want ten pirouettes for issues I’m very serious this isn’t ice
issues I’m very serious this isn’t ice
issues I’m very serious this isn’t ice skating rink it’s impossible ten rubles
skating rink it’s impossible ten rubles
skating rink it’s impossible ten rubles 10 pirouettes you’re a betting man win
10 pirouettes you’re a betting man win
10 pirouettes you’re a betting man win [Music]
[Music]
[Music] 11 ruble 11 pirouettes alone
okay can you count yeah don’t worry just
okay can you count yeah don’t worry just spin having a dancer of my life but
spin having a dancer of my life but
spin having a dancer of my life but every time when I see this part it still
every time when I see this part it still
every time when I see this part it still gives me goosebumps what a perfect
gives me goosebumps what a perfect
gives me goosebumps what a perfect demonstration of invisible force with
demonstration of invisible force with
demonstration of invisible force with precise execution you’ve heard the term
precise execution you’ve heard the term
precise execution you’ve heard the term p.rhet period is a French term meaning
p.rhet period is a French term meaning
p.rhet period is a French term meaning to turn I’ve invited few dancer from
to turn I’ve invited few dancer from
to turn I’ve invited few dancer from this university to help me demonstrate
this university to help me demonstrate
this university to help me demonstrate the visible force in period when the
the visible force in period when the
the visible force in period when the dancer prepares for p.rhet the vertical
dancer prepares for p.rhet the vertical
dancer prepares for p.rhet the vertical access is stretched aligned perfectly
access is stretched aligned perfectly
access is stretched aligned perfectly top to the bottom the body is facing
top to the bottom the body is facing
top to the bottom the body is facing Square to the front the motion focus is
Square to the front the motion focus is
Square to the front the motion focus is perfectly stoned not by jobs but by
perfectly stoned not by jobs but by
perfectly stoned not by jobs but by focus extreme focus here it’s ready to
focus extreme focus here it’s ready to
focus extreme focus here it’s ready to launch it’s like invisible force send a
launch it’s like invisible force send a
launch it’s like invisible force send a signal to the visible force and the
signal to the visible force and the
signal to the visible force and the visible first listen to the invisible
visible first listen to the invisible
visible first listen to the invisible force and it goes stop with the
force and it goes stop with the
force and it goes stop with the invisible force did you follow me
invisible force did you follow me
invisible force did you follow me probably not so I’m going to give you a
probably not so I’m going to give you a
probably not so I’m going to give you a little more demonstration our guarantee
little more demonstration our guarantee
little more demonstration our guarantee this is as much as I can take off one is
this is as much as I can take off one is
this is as much as I can take off one is scary getting ready every single piece
scary getting ready every single piece
scary getting ready every single piece of muscle is stretched is fired up it’s
of muscle is stretched is fired up it’s
of muscle is stretched is fired up it’s like a bowstring fully stretched then
like a bowstring fully stretched then
like a bowstring fully stretched then comes the preparation stage it’s like
comes the preparation stage it’s like
comes the preparation stage it’s like invisible force
invisible force
invisible force gave the fourth older and when the force
gave the fourth older and when the force
gave the fourth older and when the force kicks in as long as all the turn just
kicks in as long as all the turn just
kicks in as long as all the turn just goes hungry soul and that’s how it works
goes hungry soul and that’s how it works
goes hungry soul and that’s how it works I have I didn’t bring music to with me
I have I didn’t bring music to with me
I have I didn’t bring music to with me today and I need your help all I want
today and I need your help all I want
today and I need your help all I want you to do is clap tap tap tap tap and in
you to do is clap tap tap tap tap and in
you to do is clap tap tap tap tap and in meet in the middle if you feel like that
meet in the middle if you feel like that
meet in the middle if you feel like that you want to shout it out we now make
you want to shout it out we now make
you want to shout it out we now make some noises by all means it just add
some noises by all means it just add
some noises by all means it just add some flavor to our dance okay so let me
some flavor to our dance okay so let me
some flavor to our dance okay so let me give you the 10 pole ok 6 7 8 145
[Applause]
[Applause] that’s it now it comes to ballots static
that’s it now it comes to ballots static
that’s it now it comes to ballots static balance means net zero is no force at
balance means net zero is no force at
balance means net zero is no force at this point any force would cost two
this point any force would cost two
this point any force would cost two different things more terms or quick
different things more terms or quick
different things more terms or quick fall what is the equation of force when
fall what is the equation of force when
fall what is the equation of force when do we push one do we balance we’re
do we push one do we balance we’re
do we push one do we balance we’re facing opportunities and challenges in
facing opportunities and challenges in
facing opportunities and challenges in life when do we take it when do we leave
life when do we take it when do we leave
life when do we take it when do we leave it those are million-dollar questions
it those are million-dollar questions
it those are million-dollar questions are they I teach on this canvas I teach
are they I teach on this canvas I teach
are they I teach on this canvas I teach many courses all of them are GE courses
many courses all of them are GE courses
many courses all of them are GE courses G stands for general education and
G stands for general education and
G stands for general education and they’re hard to teach student have to
they’re hard to teach student have to
they’re hard to teach student have to teach student have to take this courses
teach student have to take this courses
teach student have to take this courses because they have to take it in order to
because they have to take it in order to
because they have to take it in order to graduate the example is like this you’re
graduate the example is like this you’re
graduate the example is like this you’re going to pop a restaurant you can eat
going to pop a restaurant you can eat
going to pop a restaurant you can eat anything you want you’re happy aren’t
anything you want you’re happy aren’t
anything you want you’re happy aren’t you but then in another case you go into
you but then in another case you go into
you but then in another case you go into a buffet restaurant you were told you
a buffet restaurant you were told you
a buffet restaurant you were told you can only eat certain things your choice
can only eat certain things your choice
can only eat certain things your choice is limited are you still happy probably
is limited are you still happy probably
is limited are you still happy probably not desire engagement and interest are
not desire engagement and interest are
not desire engagement and interest are usually absent from GE courses me
usually absent from GE courses me
usually absent from GE courses me included I had a really hard time
included I had a really hard time
included I had a really hard time teaching GE courses when I first came
teaching GE courses when I first came
teaching GE courses when I first came here then I met two people professor
here then I met two people professor
here then I met two people professor knee the vice rector of this university
knee the vice rector of this university
knee the vice rector of this university professor Benson the head of CTE they
professor Benson the head of CTE they
professor Benson the head of CTE they showed me the pen door bars with the
showed me the pen door bars with the
showed me the pen door bars with the last item in it oh
is the invisible force in the form of
is the invisible force in the form of technology with technology I was able to
technology with technology I was able to
technology with technology I was able to motivate my students take their internal
motivate my students take their internal
motivate my students take their internal desire or the invisible force out I was
desire or the invisible force out I was
desire or the invisible force out I was able to make them think deeper work
able to make them think deeper work
able to make them think deeper work harder and achieve more than they could
harder and achieve more than they could
harder and achieve more than they could have imagined it was wonderful I’m going
have imagined it was wonderful I’m going
have imagined it was wonderful I’m going to show you a short video clip that my
to show you a short video clip that my
to show you a short video clip that my students created by the way this
students created by the way this
students created by the way this students I’m talking about ninety-five
students I’m talking about ninety-five
students I’m talking about ninety-five percent of them have never taken drama
percent of them have never taken drama
percent of them have never taken drama and dance which the courses i’m teaching
and dance which the courses i’m teaching
and dance which the courses i’m teaching here that never have done this before
here that never have done this before
here that never have done this before after three months this is what they
after three months this is what they
after three months this is what they have created
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
remember my questions at the beginning
remember my questions at the beginning why are we here why am I here we’re here
why are we here why am I here we’re here
why are we here why am I here we’re here because we want to be innovators not
because we want to be innovators not
because we want to be innovators not imitators we’re here because we are risk
imitators we’re here because we are risk
imitators we’re here because we are risk takers not comfort seekers we have those
takers not comfort seekers we have those
takers not comfort seekers we have those choices today but tomorrow there’s no
choices today but tomorrow there’s no
choices today but tomorrow there’s no guarantee I believe that invisible force
guarantee I believe that invisible force
guarantee I believe that invisible force is existing in every single one of us we
is existing in every single one of us we
is existing in every single one of us we just have to take it out mode it balance
just have to take it out mode it balance
just have to take it out mode it balance it and make it work for us thank you
it and make it work for us thank you
it and make it work for us thank you [Applause]
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