BASE Podcast #7 - Deaf Experiences in Dance

May 9, 2021 · 57m 1s
BASE Podcast #7 - Deaf Experiences in Dance
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Deaf Experiences in Dance Host: @mrjgraham Guests: @deaf_dancer, @tashaghouri and @josephjfletcher This week is Deaf Awareness Week and to mark it @mrjgraham speaks with @deaf_dancer (Melissa Brill), @tashaghouri and @josephjfletcher...

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Deaf Experiences in Dance

Host: @mrjgraham

Guests: @deaf_dancer, @tashaghouri and @josephjfletcher

This week is Deaf Awareness Week and to mark it @mrjgraham speaks with @deaf_dancer (Melissa Brill), @tashaghouri and @josephjfletcher about their experiences within the dance industry and community. First up we get an introduction to each guest and hear a little about their background. We then talk about their dance education and the level and type of support that was there (or not there as the case was at times). We hear each guests' journey on their perspective on their deafness and how big an impact that has had on the way they think about it. The realisation that this is your superpower and how empowering that can be. We talk about what it's like at classes and auditions, the extra challenges hard of hearing people face and the feeling that you have to convince potential employers out of any additional doubts they will have about you. We hear examples of some bad experiences at auditions where the level of understanding was not there on the organiser's part despite being made aware of the situation ahead of time. This leads us to talking about suggestions of changes that could be made for the better to cater for everyone in the room both in auditions and classes. This is an area the dance industry and community has to do better in. A big thank you to our 3 guests.

Please note we interchange the terms deaf, hearing impaired and hard of hearing throughout the podcast. 

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