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Veteran artists help heal a war-scarred world: Roman Baca at TEDxSanAntonio 2013

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Danielle
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I am an enigma in both the military world and the dance world. I am a ballet dancer that wanted more out of dance than just the typical ballet or contemporary dance work, I wanted choreography to deal with real world issues, so I joined the Marines I am the military veteran who donned combat boots and cammies in a ballet I choreographed on a stage in New York City promoting social change through the art of movement.

Last year I had the opportunity to travel back to Iraq as a civilian and work with two groups of young people from Erbil and Kirkuk, Iraq. Erbil is a Kurdish city, a minority in Iraq, and has been struggling for its independence for generations. Kirkuk is an Arabic city that is still ripe with violence from years of war. We brought these two groups together and taught them to choreograph a dance work about their challenges, misconceptions, fears, joys, and their hopes for a safer Iraq.

After returning to the US I am faced with the possibility of taking a Marine fire team, trained in art, back to Iraq to conduct a workshop for Iraqi youth.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)
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