A Woman Battling Cancer Tells Ellen DeGeneres How She Danced Through Chemo
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The "JuJu on That beat" dance has gotten plenty of adorable kids and even the song's creators to The Ellen Show.
However, it also happened to be one of the songs that one cancer patient by the name of Ana-Alecia used to dance through one of her chemotherapy treatments.
If you're looking for fun and touching, this is probably The Ellen Show segment to watch. DeGeneres played the video of Ana-Alecia doing the "JuJu on That beat" dance with her friend Danielle, who recorded.
The video then went viral and brought both of the women to the show. DeGeneres introduced Ana-Alecia and Danielle who joined her on stage.
Ana-Alecia considers herself to be cancer's worst nightmare because she is determined to stay positive and make the most out of her diagnosis. She wants to show the world that there is life after diagnosis.
Danielle met Ana-Alecia through an online fitness group that they were both in and later on met in person. Danielle picks a day a drives an hour out to spend a day at chemo with her friend.
DeGeneres said that Ana-Alecia is inspiring because she has gone through 66 hours of chemotherapy and still has energy to dance.
Danielle challenged Ana-Alecia to the dance and said that Ana-Alecia never backed down. You can watch Ana-Alecia tell her inspirational story in The Ellen Show video below.