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"Blind and deaf dancers" Do you know people who are blind or deaf? Well they, too, should be dancing!...
Dancing for the sight and hearing impaired... As of late I've been busy studying sign language and as a result am now prepared to handle any of the hearing impaired who attend my classes. They, too need to "STOP WATCHING" all the fun and "START HAVING" it! One of my favorite two step dance partners is deaf and has such incredible rhythm and following ability that sometimes I completely forget about the lack of hearing. What fun to dance with such motivated people who treat what most of us consider shortcomings as though they don't even exist. And one of our regular students at the Sunday Salsa Social, who is deaf, is not only able to dance Salsa on 1 in addition to 2, (which I hear far too many of the "hearing" complain that they can't do...believe me when I say it's all a mind-set) but he does so with more speed and precision than I ever would have imagined. He even perfects the 100-mile-an-hour shines for the advanced dancers every week without a hitch. Plus... During a recent Dance-&-Learn Party, one of the students attending was legally blind, which I didn't realize until I saw him leaving with a white cane. He had danced all night long, so I was genuinely amazed when I finally made that realization. I now have several blind students are progressing like crazy, so I welcome others. I have also had numerous physically handicapped students in different classes over the years and am truly inspired by such people and their determination to attack such tasks as dancing with so much perseverance. Especially when so many of us who have all of our abilities and senses too often begin to panic and start to feel sorry for ourselves at even the slightest difficulty that we might encounter in learning something new. These examples are just a few more reasons why the words "I Can't" are no longer in my vocabulary. Anyone who is deaf or blind is always welcome and encouraged to attend any of the classes and events listed on this web site (plus it gives me the chance to practice my ASL...which NEEDS a LOT of practice!...). And by the way...
...and will eventually
be performed in ASL... Contact: Terry Chasteen 202-462-0870
For additional information, contact:
Terry
Chasteen's "International DanceSPORT
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