The Power of Movement | Nicole Predki & Jacob Mora | TEDxMSUDenver - Video

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What does moving through life mean to you? This talk is a glimpse into how movement is inherent in everything we do. It positively impacts your productivity and emotional and physical well-being. Without movement, life ceases. Nicole is a dancer, scientist, interdisciplinary artist and, generally, a maker of things- many different things. She has performed aerial and ground-based dance around the country and has been known to accidentally break more than a few test tubes while (accidentally) dancing in science laboratories.

She has an MFA in dance from the University of Colorado Boulder with a focus in Somatics and Multidisciplinary Performance and graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a B.S. in Environmental Science from Columbia University in NYC. Her current focus in dance and science revolves around the diverse application of the creative process across disciplines.

Jacob Mora hails from the Mile High city of Denver Colorado.
Working within dance, music film, theatre, art & fashion. Jacob performs, produces, directs and teaches across the nation and is the founder & Artistic Director of Moraporvida Contemporary Dance (MPVCD), a non-profit dance company, that is based on urban experiences and human emotions.
With a distinct and profound voice in the Arts, Jacob has had the pleasure of creating curriculum for Dancers, Non-Dancers and people with special needs from age 5 to 75.
Jacob has a teaching mission to expand the view of what dance can be and bring the arts to all. Jacob teaches multiple techniques within Hip Hop, Modern, Contemporary Dance, Jazz as well as classical dance.
Through performance he uses his art and craft to explore the human condition as well as challenge perspectives in movement. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx