I couldn’t believe that there is Dance Techniques for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Dancers. That is incredible it put a smile on my face when I researched it. At the Gallaudet University they started a dance group for those who are interested, its “The Gallaudet Dance Company”. Last heard, this dance company had approximately 15 dancers involved. All members of the company are undergraduate or graduate students at the Gallaudet University. They are known as “the world's only accredited liberal arts university for deaf and hard of hearing students”. All the dancer's came from different backgrounds but they are both in terms of hearing loss.
Surprisingly, all these hard of hearing dancers are excellent communicators. These dancer’s vision is what helps them with their communication. Sign Language comes in handy, that is one of the ways that they communicate. Foundamental dance signs presents basic dance signs for ballroom dance, ballet, tap, and creative movement. Gallaudet University is a bilingual community where students, faculty, and staff communicate with each other in American Sign Language and English. The Gallaudet Dance Company has just celebrated its 50th Anniversary, in the Spring of 2005. These dancer’s new that their primary responsibility is their liberal arts studies, there instructor constantly reminded them that. This dance company is asked for financial support for all of their entertaining performances. This dance company traveled to perform in many great places. They performed at the White House, and on a stage in Egypt, Israel, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Peru, Barbados, St. Lucia, Brazil, Guatemala, South Korea, the Bahamas, and France. These dancers really enjoy it and are very dedicated.
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