Dancing partner will be Matlin’s ‘music’
LA TimesFrom the Associated Press Marlee Matlin had never danced before -- well, other than at weddings and bar mitzvahs -- but for the last two weeks, she’s been cha-cha-ing and quickstepping for seven hours a day in preparation for her “Dancing With the Stars” debut tonight. While none of this year’s crop of “Dancing” hopefuls has ever danced professionally, Matlin has the additional challenge of being deaf. “She’s on time every single time.” The dance instructor from Birmingham, Ala., had never worked with a deaf student before, but he finds Matlin easier to teach than many who can hear. “She’s more sensitive to my lead because she’s not trying to follow the rhythm on her own.” Matlin said she didn’t join the show to prove that deaf people can dance.
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