namaste hello everyone I’m going to talk about the story of my life today a story
about the story of my life today a story
about the story of my life today a story that started with some simple act
that started with some simple act
that started with some simple act actions led to some unexpected reactions
actions led to some unexpected reactions
actions led to some unexpected reactions and ended up causing positive impacts to
and ended up causing positive impacts to
and ended up causing positive impacts to my life and a lot of other people I grew
my life and a lot of other people I grew
my life and a lot of other people I grew up in India my mother was very talented
up in India my mother was very talented
up in India my mother was very talented and enthusiastic Garba dancer Garba is a
and enthusiastic Garba dancer Garba is a
and enthusiastic Garba dancer Garba is a folk daughter folk dance
folk daughter folk dance
folk daughter folk dance from western Indian state of Gujarat I
from western Indian state of Gujarat I
from western Indian state of Gujarat I learned from her at a very early age
learned from her at a very early age
learned from her at a very early age then I went on to learn many folk semi
then I went on to learn many folk semi
then I went on to learn many folk semi classical and classical Kuchipudi dance
classical and classical Kuchipudi dance
classical and classical Kuchipudi dance form from many accomplished gurus
form from many accomplished gurus
form from many accomplished gurus afterwards I didn’t do much with my
afterwards I didn’t do much with my
afterwards I didn’t do much with my dance fast forward a decade I had
dance fast forward a decade I had
dance fast forward a decade I had married
married
married I came to us I finished my grad school
I came to us I finished my grad school
I came to us I finished my grad school with a degree in e-learning and
with a degree in e-learning and
with a degree in e-learning and instructional design I was working for a
instructional design I was working for a
instructional design I was working for a great nonprofit for a couple of years
great nonprofit for a couple of years
great nonprofit for a couple of years and was I and I was expecting my first
and was I and I was expecting my first
and was I and I was expecting my first son AB enough like all working mothers
son AB enough like all working mothers
son AB enough like all working mothers do I was trying to figure out how to
do I was trying to figure out how to
do I was trying to figure out how to balance my growing family and my career
balance my growing family and my career
balance my growing family and my career I always wanted to spend more time with
I always wanted to spend more time with
I always wanted to spend more time with him so when I held him first time in my
him so when I held him first time in my
him so when I held him first time in my arms I had my answer
arms I had my answer
arms I had my answer my husband was immediately supportive
my husband was immediately supportive
my husband was immediately supportive we ran few numbers to figure out how
we ran few numbers to figure out how
we ran few numbers to figure out how many we will make things work in less
many we will make things work in less
many we will make things work in less and I started enjoying my motherhood
and I started enjoying my motherhood
and I started enjoying my motherhood then something happened that changed my
then something happened that changed my
then something happened that changed my life immensely I was talking to an old
life immensely I was talking to an old
life immensely I was talking to an old friend and she had a daughter who was
friend and she had a daughter who was
friend and she had a daughter who was learning Indian classical dance for last
learning Indian classical dance for last
learning Indian classical dance for last 6 years she was in verge of doing her
6 years she was in verge of doing her
6 years she was in verge of doing her Arangetram which is kind of a graduation
Arangetram which is kind of a graduation
Arangetram which is kind of a graduation ceremony
ceremony
ceremony my friend knew that she was not into it
my friend knew that she was not into it
my friend knew that she was not into it and she was certain that her daughter
and she was certain that her daughter
and she was certain that her daughter would not continue or do anything with
would not continue or do anything with
would not continue or do anything with it
it
it many Indian first-generation Indian
many Indian first-generation Indian
many Indian first-generation Indian parents think the
parents think the
parents think the teaching Indian classical dance form is
teaching Indian classical dance form is
teaching Indian classical dance form is the best way to pass the cultural
the best way to pass the cultural
the best way to pass the cultural heritage but after talking to many
heritage but after talking to many
heritage but after talking to many parents with similar views like my
parents with similar views like my
parents with similar views like my friend I knew that the kids sometimes do
friend I knew that the kids sometimes do
friend I knew that the kids sometimes do it out of respect to their parents and
it out of respect to their parents and
it out of respect to their parents and are not connected I always wondered if
are not connected I always wondered if
are not connected I always wondered if they are investing so much of time they
they are investing so much of time they
they are investing so much of time they should feel connected and also have fun
should feel connected and also have fun
should feel connected and also have fun over the sleepless nights tending to my
over the sleepless nights tending to my
over the sleepless nights tending to my son my dancer heart and my instructional
son my dancer heart and my instructional
son my dancer heart and my instructional designer head came together and gave me
designer head came together and gave me
designer head came together and gave me some great ideas I plain stormed with my
some great ideas I plain stormed with my
some great ideas I plain stormed with my husband and we decided to start a dance
husband and we decided to start a dance
husband and we decided to start a dance class with a simple motto
class with a simple motto
class with a simple motto culture is sacred but preserving it
culture is sacred but preserving it
culture is sacred but preserving it should be fun a little later I rented a
should be fun a little later I rented a
should be fun a little later I rented a dance studio with two students I started
dance studio with two students I started
dance studio with two students I started a fun and can very constructive
a fun and can very constructive
a fun and can very constructive curriculum those two quickly became 10
curriculum those two quickly became 10
curriculum those two quickly became 10 and then 50 and then in past weekend we
and then 50 and then in past weekend we
and then 50 and then in past weekend we had 423 students who performed at our
had 423 students who performed at our
had 423 students who performed at our recital I was fortunate I still don’t
recital I was fortunate I still don’t
recital I was fortunate I still don’t know how a lot of seemingly random
know how a lot of seemingly random
know how a lot of seemingly random things like my dancing childhood
things like my dancing childhood
things like my dancing childhood quitting my job like unconnected my
quitting my job like unconnected my
quitting my job like unconnected my unconnected education of instructional
unconnected education of instructional
unconnected education of instructional design and talking her to a random
design and talking her to a random
design and talking her to a random friend led me to a life where I got a
friend led me to a life where I got a
friend led me to a life where I got a chance to impact over 1,000 families in
chance to impact over 1,000 families in
chance to impact over 1,000 families in past few years suddenly dippity is alive
past few years suddenly dippity is alive
past few years suddenly dippity is alive well I guess as part of my work I get to
well I guess as part of my work I get to
well I guess as part of my work I get to come I come across many instances of
come I come across many instances of
come I come across many instances of impact of deaths on individuals a couple
impact of deaths on individuals a couple
impact of deaths on individuals a couple of years back we started an internship
of years back we started an internship
of years back we started an internship program to promote leadership skills we
program to promote leadership skills we
program to promote leadership skills we have 10 interns who participate in that
have 10 interns who participate in that
have 10 interns who participate in that program one of the intern moms came to
program one of the intern moms came to
program one of the intern moms came to me and told me that her daughter was so
me and told me that her daughter was so
me and told me that her daughter was so excited to get her first paycheck and
excited to get her first paycheck and
excited to get her first paycheck and she started researching how to save and
she started researching how to save and
she started researching how to save and invest
invest
invest she also set up her brokerage account
she also set up her brokerage account
she also set up her brokerage account and she got hooked on to stock and
and she got hooked on to stock and
and she got hooked on to stock and investment and she wants to pursue that
investment and she wants to pursue that
investment and she wants to pursue that as her career a small impact made a
as her career a small impact made a
as her career a small impact made a small act made a big impact on her life
small act made a big impact on her life
small act made a big impact on her life a small impact is magnified when it
a small impact is magnified when it
a small impact is magnified when it reaches to more people I have my three
reaches to more people I have my three
reaches to more people I have my three students who went to different colleges
students who went to different colleges
students who went to different colleges in different parts of the country they
in different parts of the country they
in different parts of the country they joined their dance teams they became the
joined their dance teams they became the
joined their dance teams they became the captains of the dance teams or they
captains of the dance teams or they
captains of the dance teams or they started their own dance teams these
started their own dance teams these
started their own dance teams these dance teams are teeming with youth
dance teams are teeming with youth
dance teams are teeming with youth energy and help spread the unique
energy and help spread the unique
energy and help spread the unique cultural awareness not only of indian
cultural awareness not only of indian
cultural awareness not only of indian sub-continent
sub-continent
sub-continent but a full multicultural campus body now
but a full multicultural campus body now
but a full multicultural campus body now I had no idea of this college or dance
I had no idea of this college or dance
I had no idea of this college or dance teams until I hired her first instructor
teams until I hired her first instructor
teams until I hired her first instructor she is an amazing dancer she has never
she is an amazing dancer she has never
she is an amazing dancer she has never been to India she learned all her
been to India she learned all her
been to India she learned all her dancing in u.s. in her dance college
dancing in u.s. in her dance college
dancing in u.s. in her dance college team but she dances with much more grace
team but she dances with much more grace
team but she dances with much more grace and charm than a native dancer and now
and charm than a native dancer and now
and charm than a native dancer and now he’s passing the cultural creativity and
he’s passing the cultural creativity and
he’s passing the cultural creativity and uniqueness to the next generation isn’t
uniqueness to the next generation isn’t
uniqueness to the next generation isn’t that amazing in this global world a
that amazing in this global world a
that amazing in this global world a small act is far reaching every year we
small act is far reaching every year we
small act is far reaching every year we order 600 costumes for our various shows
order 600 costumes for our various shows
order 600 costumes for our various shows from different parts of India my vendor
from different parts of India my vendor
from different parts of India my vendor tells me that at the peak of our
tells me that at the peak of our
tells me that at the peak of our auditing season he employs 30 to 40
auditing season he employs 30 to 40
auditing season he employs 30 to 40 local artisans majority of them women
local artisans majority of them women
local artisans majority of them women who work on hand embroidery and hand
who work on hand embroidery and hand
who work on hand embroidery and hand stitching talking about unexpected
stitching talking about unexpected
stitching talking about unexpected impacts in last few months to moms
impacts in last few months to moms
impacts in last few months to moms parent moms I should say came to me and
parent moms I should say came to me and
parent moms I should say came to me and told me they quit their corporate jobs
told me they quit their corporate jobs
told me they quit their corporate jobs to start their own small business and
to start their own small business and
to start their own small business and there are n in their own world
there are n in their own world
there are n in their own world they took inspiration from my
they took inspiration from my
they took inspiration from my experiences one is having a thriving art
experiences one is having a thriving art
experiences one is having a thriving art class
class
class and other booty when I look back I think
and other booty when I look back I think
and other booty when I look back I think I was at the right place at a right time
I was at the right place at a right time
I was at the right place at a right time took some risks worked hard with a
took some risks worked hard with a
took some risks worked hard with a simple vision to spread culture in a fun
simple vision to spread culture in a fun
simple vision to spread culture in a fun and enduring way one last parting story
and enduring way one last parting story
and enduring way one last parting story is there are impacts but there are some
is there are impacts but there are some
is there are impacts but there are some impacts that are so emotional and
impacts that are so emotional and
impacts that are so emotional and powerful that changes your life forever
powerful that changes your life forever
powerful that changes your life forever last week at the dance recital one of
last week at the dance recital one of
last week at the dance recital one of the lady from our adult dance group came
the lady from our adult dance group came
the lady from our adult dance group came to me and she asked what is the exact
to me and she asked what is the exact
to me and she asked what is the exact performance time of her performance
performance time of her performance
performance time of her performance typically I don’t share the performance
typically I don’t share the performance
typically I don’t share the performance time so I asked if it was something
time so I asked if it was something
time so I asked if it was something important she said yes she was
important she said yes she was
important she said yes she was undergoing a surgery for carcinoma and
undergoing a surgery for carcinoma and
undergoing a surgery for carcinoma and she wanted to push back her check into
she wanted to push back her check into
she wanted to push back her check into the hospital so she can really perform
the hospital so she can really perform
the hospital so she can really perform at the show dance was therapeutic to her
at the show dance was therapeutic to her
at the show dance was therapeutic to her I have been dancing all my life but I
I have been dancing all my life but I
I have been dancing all my life but I don’t think I have the courage to push
don’t think I have the courage to push
don’t think I have the courage to push back an important surgery for the dance
back an important surgery for the dance
back an important surgery for the dance performance but she did and that to me
performance but she did and that to me
performance but she did and that to me is power of dance the impact of dance
is power of dance the impact of dance
is power of dance the impact of dance that once it connects to your heart and
that once it connects to your heart and
that once it connects to your heart and soul it can do wonders thank you
soul it can do wonders thank you
soul it can do wonders thank you [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
Kuki big big cabeza
Kuki big big cabeza [Music]
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