Wonderful Deaf Teeners

Wonderful Deaf Teeners, originally uploaded by setyr.

There is an annual summer TV special on Channel 4 "24 Hour Television" and this year's theme was Strength Within. It was a very inspiring show, non-stop 24 hours sharing stories of less than ordinary people who live passionate lives and are pursuing their dream.

One of the most touching stories is that of these group of 19 year-old dancers. Aside from the really mind-boggling timing to perform this Chinese buddha dance, all of them are deaf. They use their hands to feel the beat of the speaker in order to internalize the essence of the song they were supposed to dance. They communicate by touching each others in order to have that illusion thousand hands. They use each other's breathes to synchronize. Geez, just thinking about it I am already giving up. I wouldn't have probably have even 1/4 of the courage, passion and dedication to life, not to mention these youngsters belief in their talents and in themselves, in spite of...

When asked one of the Male performers said that even though they are deaf and that dancing without hearing music is very hard to do, they get full satisfaction upon seeing the smiles on the faces of their audience. And that is enough to keep them going..