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Deaf Idol Event Essay Samples
Summer Woodard
Community Involvement 2

On April 3, I attended the Deaf Idol event put on by ASL students for the Deaf community. Like with most Deaf events, I was nervous about going so I didn’t want to walk in without the friends I was meeting there walking in with me. As we entered I not only saw a lot of signing but I heard a lot of conversation and people casually talking. This comforted me a little as I paid and took the program. This event by-passed my expectations. There were so many people; almost every seat was filled. There were people signing, speaking, interrupting, and signing while speaking. Every age was represented as well. I even noticed Steven Hunter was sitting in the crowd. I didn’t talk or sign much while there, and neither did my friends/classmates. We all were visually taking everything in. When we did speak, we tried to sign to be respectful to the area we were in but we also used a lot of speech. The theme for the Deaf Idol was “Just Dance” and I could not figure out how they were going to dance and sign …show more content…
There were seven acts, some of groups and some soloists, who picked their own song and performed it. For the most part, the contestants picked older songs that they knew their audience of various ages would recognize. Their performances was incredible! They danced and signed to the tempo of the song and were dressed according to their song style and story told within. It was truly an experience. After the contestants performed, the audience was given the opportunity to cast a vote for their favorite performance. The group that I picked did not win, but I had such a hard time voting to begin with because all of them were so good, that I was happy with the contestants that did win. I am so glad that I went. I want to be able to dance and sign like the contestants did one
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