Ryan Heffington

Dancer, choreographer

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Ryan Heffington is on a mission to get the world to dance.

Why you should listen

A Grammy-nominated and Emmy-winning choreographer, Ryan Heffington has worked on everything from film to fashion, commercials to music videos. In March 2020, he became a north star of empowerment and self-expression for hundreds of thousands of people through his free, online dance class SweatFest. He believes everyone can access more happiness through dance.

Heffington pioneered contemporary dance in a commercial context in works including Sia's "Chandelier," HBO's Euphoria, Spike Jonze's commercials for Kenzo World and Apple's "Welcome Homepod," featuring FKA Twigs, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s film tick, tick...BOOM! and Netflix's The OA.

Ryan Heffington’s TED talk

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Ryan Heffington

How dance can unleash your inner joy

Posted Sep 2022

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For millennia, humans have debated the connection between the mind, body and spirit. But today, the phrase sounds trite — a hallmark of the #selfcare industry. Over three episodes of this special series on TED Radio Hour, TED speakers will investigate fresh perspectives on how we think, move and feel. In the first hour: the […]

Live from TED2022

Play: Notes from Session 7 of TED2022

April 13, 2022

Session 7 of TED2022 focused on play, with talks on the science behind what it really means to “have fun”, finding your personal groove through dance, the next era of video games, foraging for food in your backyard and more. The event: Talks from Session 7 of TED Fellows Talks at TED2022, hosted by TED’s […]