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Fighting cancer with dance

Ananda Shankar Jayant · TED

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About

Renowned classical Indian dancer Ananda Shankar Jayant was diagnosed with cancer in 2008. She tells her personal story of not only facing the disease but dancing through it, and gives a performance revealing the metaphor of strength that helped her do it.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDIndia 2009
Speaker
Ananda Shankar Jayant
Year
2009
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Music
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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