{"id":2058435,"date":"2025-09-29T22:23:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T22:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2058435"},"modified":"2025-09-29T22:23:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T22:23:44","slug":"local-teenager-uses-tiktok-platform-to-spread-love-and-joy-through-dance-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/local-teenager-uses-tiktok-platform-to-spread-love-and-joy-through-dance-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Local teenager uses TikTok platform to spread love and joy through dance videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>COLUMBUS, Ga. (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/WRBL.COM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:WRBL;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">WRBL<\/a>) \u2014 <\/strong>In the TikTok bio of Nina Simone Ray she says she was \u201cborn with a little extra flare\u201d, but that is an understatement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the age of 19, Nina has become TikTok famous for her infectious joy and her extra chromosome that makes her stand out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nina was diagnosed with down syndrome at just 19 days old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt was an answered prayer,\u201d Nina\u2019s mother Susan Ray said. \u201cI prayed and said ok this extra chromosome is here and I just want her to be seen for herself. I never wanted her to be an accessory to the family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As a recent Central High School graduate, Nina has begun planning for her very bright future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI\u2019m going to be a Zumba instructor and I\u2019m going to be a dancer and teach all the classes to the dancers.\u201d Nina Simone Ray said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nina\u2019s mother says she has been dancing since she was 4-years-old, but she has been swaying and bobbing to music from before she could even walk. Her popularity on the social media platform started when her mother posted two videos of her dancing and by the end of the week, Nina was at nearly 10,000 followers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As of today, Nina\u2019s TikTok page sits at 2.2 million followers and has garnered more than 70.7 million likes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The TikTok star not only wants to spread hope and joy through her fun videos, but also love.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI\u2019m Nina because I love myself and being me is amazing. I love you and I love everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrbl.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WRBL.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WRBL. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) \u2014 In the TikTok bio of Nina Simone Ray she says she was \u201cborn with a little extra flare\u201d, but that is an understatement. At the age of 19, Nina has become TikTok famous for her infectious joy and her extra chromosome that makes her stand out. 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