Dance your PhD | John Bohannon & Black Label Movement | TEDxBrussels

[@juansebastiangomezgarcia2637]

I'm doing a master's in Anthropology of Dance and it's frustrating how the institution and professors are still so rational-based and academic-centred and give no space for creativity and movement. In the end, this paradox is giving me and most of my colleagues a lot of frustration because there are so many things that just can't be spoken in words. Thank you really for this beautiful work and I will show this to my friends from the masters.

[@huyennguyen-nd7mn]

OMG, his presentation really blowed my mind. I like science and dancing, but never though they can be combined together in this way.

[@lyndadiane88]

As a dancer and someone in health sciences this is so attractive and inspiring to see.

[@jamieosborn582]

John this is beautiful and so compelling. I am a family doctor, and would love to work with dancers to choreograph how we in health care have to use the hot truth to slow down and become superfluids to work together to change outcomes.

[@ronjanor]

i enjoyed the performance - and at the same time it just reinforces an old, long standing paradigm... dancers are presented only as beautiful moving bodies presenting other people's work, not the ones making theory, not the ones with voices to talk about it. the true intelligence of embodiment needs to enter the academia, too. not only dance as a tool for others, but as a form of creating new knowledge.

[@Auguris]

The end of this actually made me tear up. This is what they're trying to take away from us. They don't want beauty. They want us to make their coffee and flip their burgers. @catchersmitt0 Mr. Bohannon did indeed slip a few times. Public speaking is like any performance, and when you're doing a TED talk, you make sure you have your performance down flat.

[@renehinojales9271]

The medium IS the message! Bravo!

[@Idowu_Balogun]

One of the mind blowing presentations I have seen

[@oroyanproductions]

Make sure to check out Black Label Movement's SpaceWalk short film on vimeo! We performed the live version(video response above) at Tedx Brussels along with Modest Proposal/Dance Your PhD.

[@cafecontemporaneo-sergipe2246]

A utilidade do movimento para dar razão à vida... Perfeito. Isso equivale a leitura de dezenas de livro sobre dança contemporânea!

[@Dyenosoreusrex]

I had a 16 minute advertisement and it was one of a TED talker, I watched 3 minutes of it before realizing it said click to skip ad in the bottom right...

[@UniqueShawnique]

I found this to be not only beautiful, but a brilliant idea as well.

[@sitawardhani8057]

beautiful. Science is Art, and art is science

[@lyndadiane88]

well said. I could not agree more.

[@sylvialee6914]

This presentation is truly inspiring and powerful!

[@redmatrix]

My favorite part is at 2:42 where light photons are shown to slow down while passing through super fluid.

[@TcatHouser]

Just found this. Brilliant

[@pallavinopany]

This is mindblowing. The music at the end gave me goosebumps.

[@lui9c]

I always joke that I'll do class presentations through interpretive dance.... but damn

[@lyndadiane88]

right? Like this makes me want to give a dissertation in/through dance.

[@TheChats02]

Richard Feynman danced to improve his thinking. Probably many great scientists do. I've seen most of the Dance Your Phd videos on KZbin and they are awesome! I say this as one who has watched a lot of dance done by the best dancers.

[@bboyspinoza]

Greatest demo I've ever seen 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@carlflink]

@FadingAway90 Composer is Greg Brosofske. He's from Minneapolis, MN, USA. He has a website you can download the music from.

[@mishelmoriah5068]

Excellent presentation, very inspiring. Now I am thinking of something creative for mine!

[@lilmem07]

Omg I freaking love this! Thought provoking, challenging, and beautiful....

[@maharafaibrahimacoulibaly298]

This is a mind blowing presentation. GREAT !

[@dilidulu314]

I LIKE this presentation！

[@ModernQuixote]

I wasn't necessarily sure whether or not John's 'modest proposal' is in the same spirit as the literary work he referenced, but the true point of this presentation is that the arts are being cut because they are viewed as an unnecessary luxury that does not contribute to society in a meaningful way. This video reminds us that, despite our government's apparent views to the contrary, the profound beauty and emotion only accessible through the arts is more than worthy of preservation.

[@TrishaSpectacle]

This is really amazing! This is something that I hope to be able to do some day.

[@DiggoryJiggory]

He's right, you can convince me anything through a presentation like this

[@joshpadilla4888]

Padrisimo, bravo! disfrute de escuchar la charla del movimiento. Concuerdo deberíamos usar la danza para explicar todos nuestros complejos problemas, ser testigo de la forma humana en movimiento.

[@nirtana1]

don't be fooled into a debate about powerpoint. the question raised is: are we sacrificing creativity in this age of information? there is more than one way to learn. don't forget that 85% of the message is "meta language", which is conveyed by the body, through movement.

[@carlflink]

The original music at the end of this "talk" is by Minneapolis, USA based composer Greg Brosofske.

[@meyahnaomi]

I enjoyed this. thoroughly. a pleasant surprise for my afternoon.

[@emilyjanice7029]

Woooow, Exceptional & memorable

[@carlflink]

@relorbany The music is part of a current work in progress that Greg is making for our company and it does not have a name yet? I think that's what you're asking about?

[@amlanray8816]

THANK U THANK U VERY MUCH I try to imbibe upon this Technic in my next presentation, of course virtually John. I like thi idea.

[@salvagebar]

@MadsterV Not necessarily. Especially in large cities, you would be surprised at 1) how many people with dance training there are, 2) how many are not employed in doing their art, and 3) how little it costs to hire them. Most of the dancers I know would leap (no pun intended) at the chance to use their dancing to engage with meaningful scientific ideas and teach them to others. Also, a lot of the extra cost would be made up with the more efficient communication.

[@mr.iggiiggi5558]

OMG OMG! What a wonderful presentation

[@Xmagoune]

J'adore cette représentation! Ma fille danse et cette idée de donner une leçon en dansant me parle beaucoup! j' ai pleins d'idées qui me viennent en tête ! lLa créativité c'est la vie puisque la vie est un théâtre....

[@youTribedi]

Mind-blowing! Now that's what you call a Ted Talk

[@Sar4et0]

Why is this amazing presentation titled TED Brussels? Was it in Brussels? Belgium!? When and where?

[@Rowenagander]

Wonderful

[@IssoufBa42]

A very creative way to explain science!

[@carlflink]

@hi508 We are not saying get rid of powerpoint, just making the case for its egregious overuse which leads to a lot of "bad" powerpoint as John states in the video. We think a nuanced fusion of many media, including powerpoint, would be fantastic.

[@lizmarkwart5327]

Fascinating!

[@carlflink]

SpikroddNG - There was a live audience of around 1000 people. TED talks to the best of my knowledge are always done live. The laughing is real from that audience.

[@kelhound]

What if we replaced PowerPoint with dancers? John Bohannon, founder of the Dance Your PhD contest, collaborated with Carl Flink, chair of the University of Minnesota Theatre Arts and Dance department and Black Label Movement choreographer/founder, to explore that idea in a talk/performance at TEDxBrussels on 22 November 2011.

[@trololonews]

Science is beautiful. It's art!

[@m.s.waribo7412]

What beauty!

[@glenbartholomew1058]

We need this now. Maybe all of the polarizing groups running around could dance out their differences.

[@woodlandcreature22]

This brought me to tears.

[@canadianslumbaparty]

Oh my god that was beautiful. Amazing idea.

[@DaDaDanceProject]

Really creative and well performed!

[@thenoeggplantzone]

INCREDIBLY important, this is no short of a nano revolution!

[@robke136]

I wonder how CERN would have presented the latest Higgs results using dance

[@bandaloopfootage3124]

Thank you.

[@macintheus]

I don't think PowerPoint is the problem -- it's a powerful tool. Would-be presenters need to learn how to use it properly, to communicate useful information in an engaging fashion to an interested audience. But loved this video!

[@noorhysaputra]

Just one word "WOW"

[@1103MusikBerlin]

your music is very nice

[@lrich_08]

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL WOW

[@AdrianLifestyle]

Wow, simply the best way of presenting. Would be great if the Fortune 500 companies would use dancers for their shareholder meetings.

[@VK-wu2bt]

What's the music at the end? 9:25

[@klkdancer]

whats the name of that song at the end that they dance to?

[@CultureAndLove]

phenomenal wow

[@djdollabilz]

@MadsterV He mentioned that dance was more effective than PowerPoint at making concepts easier to understand. While PowerPoint is more immediately cost efficient, it is pointless to spend money on a presentation with 25% audience comprehension. Using dancers may seem expensive now, but you save money when you eliminate ineffective, counterproductive displays. They use actors in medical education, why not use dancers in science?

[@cathrinekatsigianni8823]

I wish dance was introduced more in the acamedia! Not only would this make it easier for Academics but more so for people with learning difficulties! I am a dance scientist and we have to write I'm the traditional way. It's even worse when I could be excellent if I did my work with movement as I have dyslexia and dyspraxia but I think in pictures! Could you used my the name of that scientist in Minessota please?/Many thanks

[@robbietango]

@MadsterV YES!

[@takawipeters]

um is John Bohannon single?

[@theresarezareza1625]

i just caught tht its talking about life detail in the body ... but where we go after we die ? n what gonna happen after we die ?

[@Hazeyiv]

+theresareza reza Huh? what are you talking about?

[@eriktempelman2097]

Hey Stefan, have you indeed had a look at this? Tell us what you think!

[@godlesslippillow]

This style of dancing isn't ballet it's modern dance.

[@lvutodeath]

are we humans? or are we dancers?

[@lyndadiane88]

Exactly. We are moving beating beings created with the upmost potential.

[@LoveStarsWorld]

Niles??

[@MrGPepone]

this speech made me consider joining the army.

[@robbietango]

@carlflink YES!

[@MrBTie]

@carlflink that was sarcasm, dr. cooper

[@oferdesade]

so the answer is ... dancing powerpoints? powerpoint dances? seriously though - arent moving dancers and flashy powerpoints the same thing? can one not appreciate the beauty of a flashy powerpoint? as a means of conveying data and information, it's certainly better equipped.

[@gigglysamentz2021]

+oferdesade It seemed to me like the dancing could convey a few key points very clearly, and make them stick to your mind. I wish we had seen more examples ^^

[@translationsandsuch]

@MadsterV Perhaps you are unsure how to comprehend movement. Dance is a translation in itself and one of the most powerful (earliest!!!) tools of communication. As you have "learned" how to understand PowerPoint presentations, try having more of an open mind and I'm sure you will comprehend more from the dance world if you don't shut it down based on one presentation. People are more apt to learn something if they are enjoying the process.

[@JonaLopezCastro]

Un dos tres por el profesor Soledad Ibarra ✌

[@bjduvall227]

How cool is this?? Cheyen Levermore

[@reinux]

i think a good dance in the wrong hands will have the same problems that powerpoint has, as will a bad dance in the right hands... i'd rather have the quality of a politician's power point slides determine the outcome of a talk than the quality of the dance troupe he can afford.

[@denirodave]

i feel like watching Carl Sagan Cosmos

[@robbietango]

@thenoeggplantzone YES!

[@oroyanproductions]

Search with "SpaceWalk Black Label."

[@wamuq]

ok, give me more :)

[@BeauxPhades]

electroMAGNETic field. nuff said.

[@robbietango]

@nirtana1 YES!

[@Missayah]

very good. for me it will definitely help 0:58

[@robbietango]

@lilmem07 YES!

[@ncueva]

BEST THING EVER

[@eachhitmedium]

i couldn't hear anything with all the dancing

[@CaioUechi]

03:12 ...... look at his hand !!!!!!!!!!! LOL

[@sachinagarwal3469]

super like.

[@ReikoNemo]

@catchersmitt0 A good fraction of them practice a lot in order to give a smooth, flawless speech... but not all of them are nerve-free. Example: watch?v=XI5frPV58tY

[@soothingmeditationsmusic]

@eachhitmedium then look away and listen :-) i had the same problem.

[@MinhajKhan]

When a house isn't built well, people don't blame hammers and screwdrivers. When there's wasted time because presentations are shallow, why is PowerPoint blamed instead of the presenter? I don't think I'd want the same people who screw up PowerPoint presentations to now be wielding dancers to support their shallow arguments. It doesn't matter how much eye candy you use if your content is garbage. Eye candy can be a tacky PowerPoint animation or a dance number.

[@LanaLBenson]

@robke136 haha...

[@extracheese3000]

Great performance, but I would say the defeat of our intuition by experimentation is a great tragedy of science, not a pleasure

[@catchersmitt0]

Are all TED speakers fake or actors? A TED speaker never looks nervous. A TED speaker never says "um." A TED speaker is never anything but perfectly polished. As if reciting lines. As if reciting a script.

[@Fear_the_Nog]

He's kinda hot.

[@Jolora1257]

It was hot when he sat on the other hot guys lap

[@Wheelsgr]

I liked the presentation except for the drugs and prostitution jump - is that what everyone does as soon as they lose a job?

[@frank4579]

***** popular in certain environments, not popular in general

[@frank4579]

Wheelsgr it was meant to be funny, but the jump was, as you mentioned, too big.