Serving Others Starts With This | Marisa Hamamoto | TEDxDelthorneWomen

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"Dance belongs to everybody" says Marisa Hamamoto, the first professional dancer to be named People Magazine “Women Changing the World.”

Find out how Marisa teaches the joy of movement in service to herself, her Infinite Flow community & the world at-large.


In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxDelthorneWomen, where x = independently organized TED event.


With our theme, Collective Liberation, TEDxDelthorneWomen centers the voices that are reimagining a new and just society through a liberatory lens. Not just from a space of dismantling tired, old concepts and fighting oppressive views, but implanting fresh seeds rooted in new imaginings, curiosity and right relationship.


TEDxDelthorneWomen was produced, curated and hosted by Sonali Fiske, a Leadership Mentor to BIPoC and the host of the radio talkshow, Revolutionary Voices.
Named People Magazine “Women Changing the World”, Marisa is an award-winning Movement Artist. The lived experiences of her body repeatedly not being accepted as a dancer, her Japanese American identity not fitting the box in many spaces, and surviving a stroke that initially paralyzed her from the neck down, has led her to create Infinite Flow, an award-winning dance company that employs disabled and non-disabled artists with diverse intersectional identities, with a mission to use dance as a catalyst to dismantle biases and promote inclusion.

She made history along with wheelchair dancer Piotr Iwanicki by becoming the first dancer to perform at Apple’s Steve Jobs Theater, sharing the stage with CEO Tim Cook.

Marisa is dedicated to creating a more inclusive, just world where we can each feel alive, not just survive. 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