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Ananda Shankar Jayant - Dancer and choreographer
With precision and sparkling grace, Ananda Shankar Jayant performs and teaches the classical dance styles of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi.

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Ananda Shankar Jayant is trained in two traditional forms of classical Indian dance, Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi. Both forms require long training and precise timing to express their essence -- and both forms, in Shankar Jayant's hands, are capable of exploring deep truths.

As a choreographer and performer, she uses dance to talk about gender issues (as in 1999's What About Me?), mythology and philosophy, setting these carefully handed-down forms of dance onto a modern stage. She leads the Shankarananda Kalakshetra school in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, and is a scholar of dance and art, lecturing frequently on both throughout India.

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Ananda Shankar Jayant: Fighting cancer with dance

Ananda Shankar Jayant 用舞蹈战胜癌症

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享有盛誉的印度舞蹈家Ananda Shankar Jayant在2008年被诊断出患有癌症。她讲述自己的故事。她的故事并不仅仅是面对疾病,而是用舞蹈战胜疾病。期间她向观众展示了帮助她战胜癌症的,包含印度神秘意象的舞蹈。
- Dancer and choreographer
With precision and sparkling grace, Ananda Shankar Jayant performs and teaches the classical dance styles of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi. Full bio

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[Sanskrit梵文]
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(梵文)
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This is an ode to the mother母亲 goddess女神,
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有一首关于印度神母的颂歌,
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that most of us in India印度 learn学习 when we are children孩子.
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是我们大部分的印度人从小就学习的。
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I learned学到了 it when I was four
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在我四岁的时候也学习了这首歌
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at my mother's母亲 knee膝盖.
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坐在我母亲的膝头上。
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That year she introduced介绍 me to dance舞蹈,
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也正是那一年,她引导我进入舞蹈的殿堂。
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and thus从而 began开始
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而这一开端
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my tryst幽会 with classical古典 dance舞蹈.
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正是我与印度古典舞幽会的伊始。
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Since以来 then -- it's been four decades几十年 now --
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从那时开始,到现在已经40年了——
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I've trained熟练 with the best最好 in the field领域,
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我师从这一行最优秀的舞者,
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performed执行 across横过 the globe地球,
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在世界各地演出,
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taught young年轻 and old alike一样,
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教导年轻的和年老的舞蹈爱好者,
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created创建, collaborated合作,
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创造,合作,
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choreographed编排,
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编舞,
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and wove布纹 a rich丰富 tapestry挂毯
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我编织了一个绚丽的挂毯,
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of artistry艺术性, achievement成就 and awards奖项.
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用我的艺术,成就,和奖章。
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The crowning加冕 glory荣耀 was in 2007,
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2007年我获得了至高无上的荣誉,
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when I received收到 this country's
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那一年 我得到了印度
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fourth第四 highest最高 civilian平民 award, the Padma帕德玛 Shri至尊,
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授予公民的第四高荣誉,莲花奖(Padma Shri)
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for my contribution贡献 to art艺术.
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作为我对艺术贡献的回报
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(Applause掌声)
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(观众鼓掌)
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But nothing, nothing prepared准备 me
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但是 任何事都不足以让我有心理准备
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for what I was to hear
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去面对我将要得知的
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on the first of July七月 2008.
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在2008年的7月1号
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I heard听说 the word "carcinoma."
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我得知了一个词“恶性肿瘤”
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Yes, breast乳房 cancer癌症.
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是的,乳腺癌
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As I satSAT dumbstruck目瞪口呆 in my doctor's医生 office办公室,
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我坐在医生的办公室里,呆若木鸡
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I heard听说 other words:
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我听到了另外一些词
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"cancer癌症," "stage阶段," "grade年级."
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“癌症”,“期”,“恶性程度”
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Until直到 then, Cancer癌症 was the zodiac生肖
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那时之前,癌(Cancer)是十二宫中的巨蟹座。
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sign标志 of my friend朋友,
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是我朋友的星座
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stage阶段 was what I performed执行 on,
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“期”(Stage)是我表演的舞台,
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and grades等级 were what I got in school学校.
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“恶性程度”(Grade)是我在学校得到的成绩
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That day, I realized实现
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那一天,我意识到
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I had an unwelcome不受欢迎, uninvited不速之,
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我有一个不受欢迎的,不请自来的,
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new life partner伙伴.
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新终生伴侣
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As a dancer舞蹈家,
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作为一个舞者
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I know the nine rasas拉沙 or the navarasasnavarasas:
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我知道九情操(印度古典舞蹈中通过肢体或表情表达不同情绪的方式)
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anger愤怒, valor勇气,
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愤怒,勇敢,
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disgust厌恶, humor幽默
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厌恶,诙谐
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and fear恐惧.
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与恐怖
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I thought I knew知道 what fear恐惧 was.
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我以为我知道什么是恐惧
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That day, I learned学到了 what fear恐惧 was.
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那一天,我学会了什么是恐惧
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Overcome克服 with the enormity艰巨 of it all
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经历所有的巨痛
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and the complete完成 feeling感觉 of loss失利 of control控制,
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并彻底感到失去控制
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I shed copious丰富 tears眼泪
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我流了很多泪水
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and asked my dear husband丈夫, Jayant贾扬特.
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问我亲爱的丈夫,Jayant
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I said, "Is this it? Is this the end结束 of the road?
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我说,“结束了么?这就是我生命之路的尽头么?”
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Is this the end结束 of my dance舞蹈?"
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这就是我舞蹈的终结么?
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And he, the positive soul灵魂 that he is,
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然而他,这个乐观的灵魂
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said, "No, this is just a hiatus裂缝,
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说,“不,这只是一个间隙
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a hiatus裂缝 during the treatment治疗,
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治疗的间隙
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and you'll你会 get back to doing what you do best最好."
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而且你将回来做你擅长的事
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I realized实现 then
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当时我醒悟到
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that I, who thought I had complete完成 control控制 of my life,
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我认为自己完全控制了自己的人生
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had control控制 of only three things:
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但我仅仅控制了3件事
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My thought, my mind心神 --
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我的思想,我的情绪——
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the images图片 that these thoughts思念 created创建 --
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这些思想所创造的想象
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and the action行动 that derived派生 from it.
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和由这些想象所引起的行动
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So here I was wallowing打滚
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所以现在我沉迷于
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in a vortex涡流 of emotions情绪
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一种情绪的漩涡中
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and depression萧条 and what have you,
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沮丧,和那些令你
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with the enormity艰巨 of the situation情况,
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感到情况的严酷的思绪
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wanting希望 to go to a place地点 of healing复原, health健康 and happiness幸福.
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我想得到痊愈,健康和幸福
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I wanted to go from where I was
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我想从现在的我
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to where I wanted to be,
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到达我想到的彼方
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for which哪一个 I needed需要 something.
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为了达到这一目标
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I needed需要 something that would pull me out of all this.
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我需要有一股可以把我从痛苦中拉出来的力量
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So I dried my tears眼泪,
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所以 我擦干泪水
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and I declared声明 to the world世界 at large ...
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然后 我向世界宣告
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I said, "Cancer's巨蟹座的 only one page in my life,
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我说,癌症只是我生命中的一页
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and I will not allow允许 this page to impact碰撞 the rest休息 of my life."
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我不会让这一页去影响我其余的人生
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I also declared声明 to the world世界 at large
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我还向世界宣告
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that I would ride it out,
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我将度过难关
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and I would not allow允许 cancer癌症 to ride me.
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我不会允许癌症将我打倒
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But to go from where I was
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但是 要从我的现状
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to where I wanted to be,
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到达我的期望
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I needed需要 something.
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我需要一些东西
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I needed需要 an anchor, an image图片,
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我需要一个依靠,一种意象
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a peg衣夹
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一个标杆
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to peg衣夹 this process处理 on,
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钉在这一过程的起始
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so that I could go from there.
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然后我可以从那里开始
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And I found发现 that in my dance舞蹈,
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然后 我从舞蹈中发现了它
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my dance舞蹈, my strength强度, my energy能源, my passion,
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我的舞蹈,我的力量,我的能量,我的热情
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my very life breath呼吸.
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我生命的气息
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But it wasn't easy简单.
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但这并不容易
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Believe me, it definitely无疑 wasn't easy简单.
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相信我,这绝不容易
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How do you keep cheer欢呼
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你怎能保持振奋
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when you go from beautiful美丽
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在你的外型从美丽
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to bald in three days?
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在三天之内变成秃字
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How do you not despair绝望
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你怎能不绝望
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when, with the body身体 ravaged蹂躏 by chemotherapy化疗,
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在你的身体对化疗产生不良反应时
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climbing攀登 a mere flight飞行 of stairs楼梯 was sheer绝对 torture拷打,
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爬几节楼梯都像攀登险峰
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that to someone有人 like me who could dance舞蹈 for three hours小时?
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对于我这样一个能连续跳3个小时的舞者?
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How do you not get overwhelmed不堪重负
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你怎能不彷徨失措
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by the despair绝望 and the misery苦难 of it all?
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因为痛苦和绝望
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All I wanted to do was curl卷曲 up and weep哭泣.
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我想做的只有蜷缩起来哭泣
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But I kept不停 telling告诉 myself fear恐惧 and tears眼泪
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但是我一直告诉我自己 畏缩和哭泣
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are options选项 I did not have.
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都不是我将要做的选择
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So I would drag拖动 myself into my dance舞蹈 studio工作室 --
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所以我强拉自己到我的舞蹈室
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body身体, mind心神 and spirit精神 -- every一切 day into my dance舞蹈 studio工作室,
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我的身体,思想,和灵魂,每天都在我的舞蹈室
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and learn学习 everything I learned学到了
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学习我曾经学习过的所有东西
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when I was four, all over again,
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就好像我又回到四岁
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reworked返工, relearned重新学习, regrouped重组.
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从新工作,从头学习,从新组织
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It was excruciatingly难以忍受 painful痛苦, but I did it.
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这一过程非常痛苦,但是我完成了
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Difficult.
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困难
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I focused重点 on my mudras手印,
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我专注于我的身印手印
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on the imagery意象 of my dance舞蹈,
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专注于我舞蹈的意境
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on the poetry诗歌 and the metaphor隐喻
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专注于韵律和意象
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and the philosophy哲学 of the dance舞蹈 itself本身.
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和舞蹈的哲学本身
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And slowly慢慢地, I moved移动 out
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然后 缓慢的 我脱离了
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of that miserable state of mind心神.
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我心中的悲惨境遇
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But I needed需要 something else其他.
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但是 我需要另外一些东西
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I needed需要 something to go that extra额外 mile英里,
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我需要增加我的旅程
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and I found发现 it in that metaphor隐喻
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我在意象中找到了它
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which哪一个 I had learned学到了 from my mother母亲 when I was four.
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那是从我四岁就学起的
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The metaphor隐喻 of MahishasuraMahishasura MardhiniMardhini,
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湿婆神的意象
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of Durga杜尔加.
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杜尔迦女神
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Durga杜尔加, the mother母亲 goddess女神, the fearless不怕 one,
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杜尔迦女神 无畏的神母
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created创建 by the pantheon万神殿 of Hindu印度教 gods.
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由印度诸神所创造
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Durga杜尔加, resplendent灿烂, bedecked珠光宝气, beautiful美丽,
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杜尔迦女神 辉煌 雍容 美丽
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her 18 arms武器
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她的十八支手臂
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ready准备 for warfare,
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随时准备战斗
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as she rode骑着车 astride跨越 her lion狮子
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她乘坐神狮
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into the battlefield战场 to destroy破坏 MahishasurMahishasur.
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进入战场去毁灭水牛阿修罗
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Durga杜尔加, the epitome缩影
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杜尔迦女神
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of creative创作的 feminine女人 energy能源,
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女性创造力量的象征
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or shakti沙克提.
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或者叫女性力量
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Durga杜尔加, the fearless不怕 one.
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杜尔迦 无畏的女神
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I made制作 that image图片 of Durga杜尔加
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我做成了杜尔迦女神的意象
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and her every一切 attribute属性, her every一切 nuance细微差别,
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和她所有的属性和特质
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my very own拥有.
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我专属的意象
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Powered供电 by the symbology符号 of a myth神话
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在她那种神秘符号的推动下
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and the passion of my training训练,
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并伴随着我对训练的热情
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I brought laser-sharp激光尖锐 focus焦点 into my dance舞蹈,
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我像激光刀般精准的专注于我的舞蹈
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laser-sharp激光尖锐 focus焦点 to such这样 an extent程度
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像激光刀般专注这样一个领域
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that I danced跳舞 a few少数 weeks after surgery手术.
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在手术之后我跳了几周的舞
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I danced跳舞 through通过 chemo化疗 and radiation辐射 cycles周期,
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在化疗和放射疗法的治疗周期我依然跳舞
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much to the dismay沮丧 of my oncologist肿瘤科医生.
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我的治疗医生很惊异
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I danced跳舞 between之间 chemo化疗 and radiation辐射 cycles周期
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我在化疗和放射的期间跳舞
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and badgered纠缠 him to fit适合 it
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我纠缠着让他使治疗周期
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to my performing执行 dance舞蹈 schedule时间表.
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配合我的舞蹈计划
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What I had doneDONE
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我所成就的是
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is I had tuned调整 out of cancer癌症
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我摆脱了癌症
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and tuned调整 into my dance舞蹈.
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专注于我的舞蹈
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Yes, cancer癌症 has just been one page in my life.
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是的,癌症只成为我生命中的一页
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My story故事
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我的故事
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is a story故事 of overcoming克服 setbacks挫折,
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是一个克服挫折
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obstacles障碍 and challenges挑战
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障碍和挑战的故事
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that life throws at you.
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那些生命带给你的
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My story故事 is the power功率 of thought.
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我的故事是思想的力量
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My story故事 is the power功率 of choice选择.
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我的故事是选择的力量
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It's the power功率 of focus焦点.
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是专注的力量
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It's the power功率 of bringing使 ourselves我们自己
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这是一种力量让我们注意那些
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to the attention注意 of something that so animates动画 you,
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赋予我们生机活力
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so moves移动 you,
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深刻的感动我们
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that something even like cancer癌症 becomes insignificant微不足道.
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和令癌症变得无足轻重的东西
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My story故事 is the power功率 of a metaphor隐喻.
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我的故事是意境的力量
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It's the power功率 of an image图片.
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是意象的力量
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Mine was that of Durga杜尔加,
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我的意象是杜尔迦
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Durga杜尔加 the fearless不怕 one.
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杜尔迦无畏的女神
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She was also called SimhanandiniSimhanandini,
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她也叫做Simhanandini
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the one who rode骑着车 the lion狮子.
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骑狮子的人
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As I ride out,
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在我度过难关的过程中
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as I ride my own拥有 inner strength强度,
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我驾驭了我自己的内在力量
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my own拥有 inner resilience弹性,
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我的内在恢复力
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armed武装 as I am with what medication药物治疗 can provide提供
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我武装自己并联合治疗效果
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and continue继续 treatment治疗,
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我继续治疗
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as I ride out into the battlefield战场 of cancer癌症,
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我经历了与癌症的战争
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asking my rogue流氓 cells细胞 to behave表现,
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我命令那些肆意妄为的细胞顺从起来
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I want to be known已知 not as a cancer癌症 survivor幸存者,
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我希望被世人认可,不是作为癌症幸存者
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but as a cancer癌症 conqueror征服者.
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而是作为癌症征服者
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I present当下 to you an excerpt摘抄 of that work
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我向你们呈现一段我的舞蹈
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"SimhanandiniSimhanandini."
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“狮子吼经”(Simhanandani)
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(Applause掌声)
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(鼓掌)
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(Music音乐)
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Translated by Ying Zhang
Reviewed by Jenny Yang

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ananda Shankar Jayant - Dancer and choreographer
With precision and sparkling grace, Ananda Shankar Jayant performs and teaches the classical dance styles of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi.

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Ananda Shankar Jayant is trained in two traditional forms of classical Indian dance, Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi. Both forms require long training and precise timing to express their essence -- and both forms, in Shankar Jayant's hands, are capable of exploring deep truths.

As a choreographer and performer, she uses dance to talk about gender issues (as in 1999's What About Me?), mythology and philosophy, setting these carefully handed-down forms of dance onto a modern stage. She leads the Shankarananda Kalakshetra school in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, and is a scholar of dance and art, lecturing frequently on both throughout India.

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Ananda Shankar Jayant | Speaker | TED.com

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