Merengue Madness | Nina Perez | TEDxStanleyPark

I teach connection through dance and

I teach connection through dance and today we’re gonna use the vehicle

today we’re gonna use the vehicle

today we’re gonna use the vehicle merengue to go on a journey a journey of

merengue to go on a journey a journey of

merengue to go on a journey a journey of connection with yourself and others the

connection with yourself and others the

connection with yourself and others the connection waist of your body in your

connection waist of your body in your

connection waist of your body in your environment you know how they say when

environment you know how they say when

environment you know how they say when you do how you do one thing is how you

you do how you do one thing is how you

you do how you do one thing is how you do all things I want you to pay

do all things I want you to pay

do all things I want you to pay attention to how you show up today and

attention to how you show up today and

attention to how you show up today and see a lot of my students often say that

see a lot of my students often say that

see a lot of my students often say that they learn so much about themselves

they learn so much about themselves

they learn so much about themselves through dance so if you’re willing and

through dance so if you’re willing and

through dance so if you’re willing and able please stand up feet together and

our first destination is gonna be within

our first destination is gonna be within and we’re gonna listen to the music and

and we’re gonna listen to the music and

and we’re gonna listen to the music and there is a rhythm and I want you to

there is a rhythm and I want you to

there is a rhythm and I want you to start going with the rhythm going with

start going with the rhythm going with

start going with the rhythm going with the flow we don’t want to resist it so

the flow we don’t want to resist it so

the flow we don’t want to resist it so we feel the rhythm and I want you to put

we feel the rhythm and I want you to put

we feel the rhythm and I want you to put that energy into your heart and start

that energy into your heart and start

that energy into your heart and start tapping your heart when you feel that

tapping your heart when you feel that

tapping your heart when you feel that rhythm make it loud so your neighbor can

rhythm make it loud so your neighbor can

rhythm make it loud so your neighbor can hear now what happens when we feel

hear now what happens when we feel

hear now what happens when we feel something deeply is that our starts

something deeply is that our starts

something deeply is that our starts going down our core and gets us into

going down our core and gets us into

going down our core and gets us into action and your hips are gonna start

action and your hips are gonna start

action and your hips are gonna start moving side to side this is our engine

moving side to side this is our engine

moving side to side this is our engine it drives us their purpose you’re never

it drives us their purpose you’re never

it drives us their purpose you’re never gonna stop being in action very good

gonna stop being in action very good

gonna stop being in action very good some of you didn’t even know you have

some of you didn’t even know you have

some of you didn’t even know you have those hips right we’re gonna venture

those hips right we’re gonna venture

those hips right we’re gonna venture into that meaning forward into the

into that meaning forward into the

into that meaning forward into the future and I want you to think by

future and I want you to think by

future and I want you to think by leaning forward with all the

leaning forward with all the

leaning forward with all the possibilities and the experiences to

possibilities and the experiences to

possibilities and the experiences to come and bring all the excitement into

come and bring all the excitement into

come and bring all the excitement into the present moment

the present moment

the present moment then we’re gonna venture into the past

then we’re gonna venture into the past

then we’re gonna venture into the past and reflect on all your past experiences

and reflect on all your past experiences

and reflect on all your past experiences and memories and bring all those lessons

and memories and bring all those lessons

and memories and bring all those lessons learned into the present very nice if

learned into the present very nice if

learned into the present very nice if any negativity showed up just shake it

any negativity showed up just shake it

any negativity showed up just shake it off I love shake it off down below

off I love shake it off down below

off I love shake it off down below shake it up that’s it then we’re gonna

shake it up that’s it then we’re gonna

shake it up that’s it then we’re gonna raise their hands and ground ourselves

raise their hands and ground ourselves

raise their hands and ground ourselves down one more deep breath and ground

down one more deep breath and ground

down one more deep breath and ground yourself and what happens when you found

yourself and what happens when you found

yourself and what happens when you found yourself as creativity starts bubbling

yourself as creativity starts bubbling

yourself as creativity starts bubbling up touching your knees and bring that

up touching your knees and bring that

up touching your knees and bring that curtain

curtain

curtain yeah and turn in one direction

yeah and turn in one direction

yeah and turn in one direction expressing your creativity all the way

expressing your creativity all the way

expressing your creativity all the way around very good and in any journey we

around very good and in any journey we

around very good and in any journey we have fellow travelers go high-five your

have fellow travelers go high-five your

have fellow travelers go high-five your neighbors your friends people beside you

neighbors your friends people beside you

neighbors your friends people beside you all the people around you yes and we’re

all the people around you yes and we’re

all the people around you yes and we’re gonna probably reach an ending or a

gonna probably reach an ending or a

gonna probably reach an ending or a milestone and we want to celebrate those

milestone and we want to celebrate those

milestone and we want to celebrate those so raise your hand it’s a very bags ok

so raise your hand it’s a very bags ok

so raise your hand it’s a very bags ok like I need to be one a mask rip we’re

like I need to be one a mask rip we’re

like I need to be one a mask rip we’re gonna do it again

gonna do it again

gonna do it again so feet together we start in the hearts

so feet together we start in the hearts

so feet together we start in the hearts and then move into action our purpose

and then move into action our purpose

and then move into action our purpose head to the future see our vision and

head to the future see our vision and

head to the future see our vision and shimmies and then to the past and bring

shimmies and then to the past and bring

shimmies and then to the past and bring all those experiences into the present

all those experiences into the present

all those experiences into the present shake up any negativity that’s it and

shake up any negativity that’s it and

shake up any negativity that’s it and then breathe things ground yourself down

then breathe things ground yourself down

then breathe things ground yourself down into the earth one more then creativity

into the earth one more then creativity

into the earth one more then creativity starts coming up your knees and turn in

starts coming up your knees and turn in

starts coming up your knees and turn in one direction or the other expressing

one direction or the other expressing

one direction or the other expressing yourself with your creativity high-five

yourself with your creativity high-five

yourself with your creativity high-five your community your neighbors your

your community your neighbors your

your community your neighbors your friends and celebrate

friends and celebrate

friends and celebrate [Applause]

[Applause]

[Applause] let’s do it one more time a little bit

let’s do it one more time a little bit

let’s do it one more time a little bit faster so part purpose vision of the

faster so part purpose vision of the

faster so part purpose vision of the future past experience shake off any

future past experience shake off any

future past experience shake off any negativity and Brown again and

negativity and Brown again and

negativity and Brown again and creativity bubbles up turn in one

creativity bubbles up turn in one

creativity bubbles up turn in one direction and the other direction turn

direction and the other direction turn

direction and the other direction turn the other direction high-five your

the other direction high-five your

the other direction high-five your friends your community very nice

friends your community very nice

friends your community very nice celebration very good everybody so

celebration very good everybody so

celebration very good everybody so that’s our merengue madness

and I hope you take brave inspired

and I hope you take brave inspired actions and continue to dance thank you

actions and continue to dance thank you

actions and continue to dance thank you everybody thank you so much