I recently had a conversation with a dear friend in NH, a long-time contra
dancer, who has an adult daughter who is deaf (who lives in SF, CA if that
helps). Daughter doesn't dance, because she can't hear the calls and gets
confused on the dance floor. She wishes that, during walk-throughs, the
calls could be signed as well as spoken. I'm writing to ask if any of you
have encountered this request? AFAIK there are no deaf dancers in my
community in the Maine highlands, but I'd be willing to learn some basic
signs to go along with my teaching. I think it would be challenging to sign
as I call once the dance gets started, though.
Thoughts?
Allison Aldrich Smith
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