Sandra Oh pays homage to Dr. Cristina Yang, gets graduates to 'dance it out': Watch
Sandra Oh ended a gripping and motivational graduation speech in true "Grey's Anatomy" fashion by dancing it out.
The "Killing Eve" star spoke to New Hampshire graduates at Dartmouth College, offering wisdom and an impromptu dance party to the tune of David Guetta's "Titanium." Video shows Oh asking every attendee to stand up and participate from the commencement stage to the bleachers.
"When the world gets hard, or when it's good, especially when it's good like today, by yourself, with your friends, people you love, with strangers, always make time to dance it out," she told the class of 2025.
The moment was reminiscent of Oh's character Dr. Cristina Yang on ABC's long-running medical drama, which she starred in from 2005 to 2014.
Yang and series protagonist Dr. Meredith Grey, played by Ellen Pompeo, repeatedly "dance it out" as a coping mechanism throughout the series.
The 14-time Emmy nominee received an honorary degree from the Ivy League University, which "Grey's" creator Shonda Rhimes graduated from in 1991.
Watch Sandra Oh 'dance it out' at Dartmouth College
Sandra Oh urges graduates to embrace kindness, discomfort and heartbreak
Oh, 53, offered Dartmouth graduates wisdom she learned through her personal and professional struggles.
Acknowledging her time on "Grey's" as one of the "most challenging decades of my life," Oh said a new perspective on mental and physical discomfort allowed her to flourish.
Oh recalled often feeling overwhelmed and sick from a grueling work schedule and other factors in her life that were out of her control. She encouraged graduates to learn from their discomfort rather than neglect it.
"It turns out you can't ghost depression or outsource a panic attack. The more I wanted my external circumstances to change, the worse I felt. Things only started to stabilize when I looked inside and when I stopped trying to bend things to my will and stayed open to my discomfort," Oh said. "Life is going to challenge you in ways you cannot anticipate. The way I have tried to be with this is to be kind."
The actor elaborated that the kindness she speaks of involves courage, respect, compassion and the "opposite of weakness." She added that kindness to themselves and others will enable the graduates to approach the world grounded and resilient.
"It is the foundation for a lasting strength," Oh said. "Can you hold your heartbreak with tenderness and give it your loving attention? This is kindness."