Comments on: Video: How well can deaf people dance?

By: Doug

Doug — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:30:37 +0000

I just got one ping on my “offense-o-meter” at the title of this post…but it’s fine. She’s beautiful and dances well.
I hope she wins. Whatever “winning” entails-I’ve never seen the show.

By: christophercube

christophercube — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:17:22 +0000

The Ugly American on March 19, 2008 at 6:29 PM
OMGawd… appreciate the heads up, we had no idea that she would participate in such a sick, twisted,vulgar display.
GO YAMAGUCHI(sp?)!!!GO OVERTIME!!!

By: LimeyGeek

LimeyGeek — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:44:09 +0000

PS. She is certainly a babe, with some great moves!

By: LimeyGeek

LimeyGeek — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:42:45 +0000

Awww…I thought this post was a joke – like “why do farts smell? So the deaf can enjoy them as well”

By: Bigfoot

Bigfoot — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:25:10 +0000

I thought she did a great job, and yes, she is hot. But I’m not surprised. Years ago, I watched a troup of deaf dancers. Some others watching them had no idea that they were deaf until I told them.

By: pilamaye

pilamaye — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:14:50 +0000

I don’t know how far Marlee Maitlin is going to go in this competition, but it doesn’t matter. She once again is proving, rather magnificifiently, that any handicap can be overcome, even deafness. She has been and will always be one of my all time favorite celebrities.

By: Leaning Straight Up

Leaning Straight Up — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:38:14 +0000

See Marlee Dance... I wish I had half this much talent, guts and determination. No v...

By: MirCat

MirCat — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:03:09 +0000

Randy thought is was a little pitchy.

- The Cat

By: steveegg

steveegg — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:25:00 +0000

Guys who say they don’t dance likely can’t dance.

The Race Card on March 19, 2008 at 9:12 PM

Just “likely”? We know our limitations.

-somebody with less rhythm than a catapulted rock

By: ackrite55

ackrite55 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:21:51 +0000

Talk about rhythm!

By: The Race Card

The Race Card — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:12:18 +0000

One does not need good music or even audible music to dance well. Any person who can really dance, can so so with no music whatsoever. It is harder for a couple to dance well with no music. But good dance couples can pull it off.

Also there are a lot of deaf people who dance better than this chick. I think she acts like she dances — a bit overdone.

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Guys who say they don’t dance likely can’t dance. You have two varieties of non-dancers: 1) Guys who never learned because they were so self-conscious about looking stupid. 2) Guys that don’t care about looking stupid when surrounded by gaggles of giggling women.

Aside from the tang factor, some songs just make you dance. If you have never been that touched by music, your music sucks.

Even if you can’t dance, at least find the beat and bob your head to it. It’s to your benefit. If one has rhythm while standing, it typically follows that he can also get his horizontal groove on.

By: aengus

aengus — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:56:47 +0000

That was brilliant dancing but what if they hadn’t been good dancers and the panel had to break it to the that they were crap? I assume they had been extensively screened so as not to demean the deaf community.

By: snaggletoothie

snaggletoothie — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:53 +0000

It is an abomination. (The scene from The L Word)

By: The Ugly American

The Ugly American — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:29:35 +0000

Yeah well...I still haven't forgiven Matlin for agreeing to do this horrendously-insulting scene from the L Word. Frankly, I hope she gets voted off.

By: SouthernGent

SouthernGent — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:19:08 +0000

REally surprised me last night. Monica Seles didn’t deserve last place, though! The Broadway chick did!

By: jencab

jencab — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:13:14 +0000

She was great and gutsy. But the dancing is not all that great. Still a million times better than anything Chris Matthews did, does, or ever will do.

By: Mike Mose

Mike Mose — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:07:22 +0000

Great show

By: doubleplusundead

doubleplusundead — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:02:50 +0000

upinak on March 19, 2008 at 5:40 PM

That was my first thought too, still neat. As for me dancing, nah, not so much.

By: christophercube

christophercube — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:51:32 +0000

Didn’t know what to expect there. Profoundly deaf… that’s amazing!Good for her!Bless her heart!

By: mjk

mjk — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:51:23 +0000

When I do the tango (my favorite dance), I don’t really listen to the beat, I pay attention to the cues my lead is giving me through his hands and the way his upper body moves. I think there are lots of ball room dances that can be used that way.

But whatevs, still awesome for a deaf lady.

By: KBird

KBird — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:50:55 +0000

The girl has guts!

By: upinak

upinak — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:46:27 +0000

TX Mom on March 19, 2008 at 5:44 PM

awwwww… HUGS!

By: TX Mom

TX Mom — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:44:47 +0000

The answer to AP’s question: much better than I can with my two good ears and my two left feet. Plus, she’s got one more kid than I do and she still looks hot in that dress. I’m feeling so inadequate right now . . .

By: rightside

rightside — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:40:51 +0000

She did wonderfully!

Nice to see the Newsbusters folks here too!

By: upinak

upinak — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:40:38 +0000

Vatican Watcher on March 19, 2008 at 5:37 PM

True.. I have a deaf friend who goes out with me occationally. She can dance, but she stand right next to the speaker to feel the vibrations.