Ananda Shankar Jayant: Fighting cancer with dance

The speaker shares her journey from being a celebrated dancer to facing a breast cancer diagnosis. She describes the emotional turmoil and fear she experienced, but ultimately found strength and resilience through her passion for dance. By embracing the metaphor of the goddess Durga, she overcame the challenges of cancer treatment and continued to perform. Her story emphasizes the power of thought, choice, and focus, and she concludes by presenting a dance performance symbolizing her triumph over cancer.

What does the speaker mean by saying 'Cancer's only one page in my life'?

What role did dance play in the speaker's recovery process?

What attributes of Durga did the speaker embody in her dance?

What message does the speaker convey about overcoming obstacles?