- This little girl, is a deaf dancer, much celebrated.
Dance is a non-verbal form of communication,
I want you to pose with her,
we're doing a 10 minute photo challenge,
we don't have much time, can you do it?
- Sure.
- Okay.
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(upbeat inspirational music)
Whoa!
Oh my god!
This is madness.
(crowd cheering)
Hello everyone, I am in New York City in Columbus Circle
with a very, very inspiring young woman.
Her name is Giuliana, she is an exceptional deaf dancer.
She has been featured in magazines, on television,
on Nickelodeon, won competitions
and worked with Nyle DiMarco.
She is major and she is here with us right now,
and I'm very excited to introduce her to the world.
This is Brandon, he will be our interpreter today.
So, we are gonna do an exciting 10 minute photo challenge.
Here's the concept, what we're gonna do is,
dance is a non-verbal art form,
so we are gonna see how many different random strangers
Giuliana can dance with in 10 minutes.
Going to be very exciting but first,
I'd just like to ask her a couple of questions
I'm sure we're all curious.
Giuliana, hello, thank you for being here.
High five!
I'm excited to do this.
- Me too. - Very excited, yes.
Okay, first of all, you just said, "Me too."
You speak well.
- Yes. - I know that.
Please tell me, have you been deaf since you were born?
- Yes, I was born deaf,
I have auditory spectrum hearing disorder
and sensory hearing loss.
But that doesn't stop me in pursuing my dreams.
I speak very well 'cause I've gone through lots of therapy,
speech therapy.
- [Jordan] Are you 100% deaf?
- I'm 95% deaf in one ear and 97% in the other.
- And you are a dancer?
- Yes, I am a dancer.
- And you've been dancing since how old?
- Two and a half.
- Since two and a half?
- Yeah.
- Has it been easy?
Have studios said, "Come on in, dance with us?"
- No, it took us a long time to find a studio
that would take me in, but the studio that did take me in
and that has helped me a lot is Priscilla and Dana's.
They have helped me become more social
and they've helped me pursue my dancing dreams.
- I just want you to know, you are blowing my mind
with this communication right now.
I just have to say, look, there are no limitations in life.
Look at this girl,
she is a highly-achieved successful dancer and she is deaf.
There are no excuses, none!
If you want something, go after it.
She is an embodiment of that thing.
One last question,
I'm sure we're all very curious about this,
you're a dancer,
I always thought dancing had to do with hearing the music,
that's not the case for you,
so how do you experience the music?
- So I cannot hear the lyrics in the music,
so I dance off of the backbeat of the music
and I also use the vibrations on the floor
to be on timing with my teammates.
- Man, you blow my mind.
Okay.
Okay, we are about ready to start this challenge
but I wanna tell you that,
Giuliana's wearing Emily Su Design leggings
and Emily is here, she's doing a giveaway today.
Very exciting.
For every photo we get,
Emily is gonna give away a pair of leggings.
So just #emilysudesigns, leave a funny comment below
and she will select people at random
to send out the leggings.
That would be awesome.
I've got crowd favorite, Grace the intern here
to do the timer.
To see how many awesome photos Giuliana can take
with people in 10 minutes for the 10 minute photo challenge.
When I say go, we go.
One, two, three, go!
Guess what folks, Brandon is a dancer!
You guys start, let's do this thing.
Oh my gosh, this is gonna be gorgeous, already I can tell.
Look at me, right there, yes!
Yes!
(camera clicks)
Beautiful!
And we got that, it's down.
Let's start with a high five.
Boom!
Okay, are we ready?
Can we move on?
Let's go, let's go this way.
Let's go find somebody in here.
Excuse-me.
Hello. - Hi.
- This young woman is a deaf dancer,
dance is a non-verbal form of communication,
we are doing a video to see how many shots we can get
in 10 minutes.
Will one of you please partner with her for 30 seconds?
Brandon will help you
with the pose. (laughs)
- I can't.
- Okay, can you please come up.
Thank you so much.
This is gonna be beautiful.
Brandon, what do you think she should do?
- That's a good question!
- Okay. (chuckles)
- What do you feel comfortable doing?
With her.
- Okay.
- Sure, oh yes.
Okay, this is great, so what you're gonna do,
do it with me.
Hold hands, watch her eyes, plié and huh!
Ahh!
You feel comfortable? - Yeah.
- Great.
- [Jordan] Let me see that again.
And ready go!
Oh wow!
Turn this way a little bit more.
One, wait no, that's too much.
A little bit less, good!
Right there and go!
(camera clicks)
Okay, got it!
Way to go!
Thank you so much, thank you so,
so much. - You're welcome.
- All right, here we go.
Can I ask you two a question?
You guys are a gorgeous couple.
We're doing a YouTube video.
Giuliana is a deaf dancer.
We're trying to say that
dance is a non-verbal form of communication,
can one of you please do a pose with her for the video?
Yeah.
Are you a dancer?
- Uh, no.
- Okay, great, okay, thank you so much,
we're gonna come up with an idea for you real quick.
Let me look.
Which one, oh.
- Oh, that one's great! - That one.
Okay, we're gonna stretch this out for you,
I want you to do this right here by the water.
- [Brandon] You're doing opposite arms of her.
- This arm up, right?
This arm down.
- [Brandon] Right.
- Hold it that, like that, yes.
You go this way and look at her.
- [Brandon] And look at each other.
- Move the hair out of the way.
And then look at that beautifulness!
Got it.
Wait, one more.
Yeah.
That, that's gorgeous.
Wow, there, good, like that.
(camera clicks)
Got it, thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
Way to go, Giuliana.
Let's cross the street.
Time?
- [Grace] Six and a half minutes!
- Six and a half minutes.
This is going a little slower than normal
but it's very much worth it.
Let's cross the street.
- Slow but worth it.
- Excuse-me, I have a deaf dancer here.
I wanna just prove that dance is non-verbal communication,
would you please do one quick photo with her?
She's a deaf dancer and I'm just trying to show that
dance does not need language.
Can I do a quick pose with the two of you?
- I'm just, I'm just trying to go home. (laughs)
- [Jordan] It's 10 seconds.
It's a 10 minute photo challenge.
- Photo, yeah sure.
- It's just a quick.
Okay, what do we think about...
- A dip, a dip is great.
- A dip, a dip, oh good.
A dip.
Let's do a dip right in front of the subway.
Let's go right over here, and we're gonna go here
and you're just dipping her.
Go down one step.
Oh my god, are you jordan Yes!
- You're so cool!
- Awesome, we're doing a 10 minute photo challenge right now
- Yeah! - I love that, thank you!
Okay, go down two, go down two.
You can come through, ma'am,
you can come through, thank you very much.
Wait, wait, let her go by.
Let her go by.
Okay, thank you.
Good, oh-ho that's so cute.
Yes, now look at her when you dip her.
There, smile, hair off the, yes!
Thank you so much, that's all we needed.
Thank you, thank you,
thank you, - You're welcome.
- [Jordan] thank you, thank you.
- [Woman] Thank you for--
- That is great, okay.
- [Woman] Thank you for letting me be the stranger.
- Yes, thank you for (mumbles).
- [Jordan] You wanna do something?
- Yeah, can I?
I'm a dancer, I work at Broadway Dance Center.
- Yeah, the Broadway Dance Center.
Okay, it's getting a shout-out,
this is not a plant, this is totally lucky.
You two can do a leap together, are you a dancer?
- Yes.
- [Jordan] Great, You're gonna do a leap
in the middle of the street right here!
Come on, go right now!
Both, go, go, go!
Just leap together.
(camera clicks)
Yeah, go again, go again, go again!
Turn your body away from me a little.
Away from me that way, good!
Go!
- [Woman] Ready, five, six, seven, eight.
(camera clicks)
- [Jordan] Good, one more!
Go!
(camera clicks)
Thank you, go this way.
Okay, thank you so much Broadway Dance Center.
Oh, I got to, I got to ask you, you're just too cool.
(laughs) - What's that?
- Here's the deal, this little girl is a deaf dancer,
much celebrated.
Dance is a non-verbal form of communication,
I want you to pose with her,
we're doing a 10 minute photo challenge,
we don't have much time, can you do it?
- Sure.
- Okay, now what is he gonna do?
Think he can lift her?
- That one.
- What?
Okay, let's go over here, away from her, okay?
- What, he just holds you, right?
Yeah, just hold, - Take one step that way.
- Just do it, just give her some weight with your hands.
- Take one step that way, one step that way.
Go. (camera clicks)
Good, one more.
(camera clicks)
Now sir, left arm out.
- [Brandon] Uh-oh, yeah, you got it.
- Look at her too?
- [Jordan] Remember to point your foot, point your foot.
(camera clicks)
Okay, thank you so much.
Thank you, that was awesome.
Time?
- [Grace] Two minutes 20 seconds.
- [Jordan] Two minutes 20 seconds, okay.
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, it has to happen, is that okay?
- Absolutely.
- Absolutely, do you even know what's gonna happen?
- No, but I'm sure I'm gonna love it.
- You're gonna love it,
you're partnering with this young girl here.
- Love her.
- She, isn't she amazing?
- She is incredible.
- What do you have, do you have another idea?
- Any other things?
- Okay, oh, this one, this one!
- So she's gonna grab your leg.
Just maybe stretch it.
- What do you want, okay, what am I doing?
- Don't, maybe don't kick, - What am I doing?
- but let her, but lift it, like get down low and lift.
- I'm just gonna hold you.
- [Brandon] You're gonna grab her leg.
- [Woman] I'm gonna grab your leg?
- [Brandon] She needs yeah, it's the other hand.
- [Jordan] Come this way,
come this way. - Okay, okay.
- Yeah, but other way.
So this hand is gonna be here. - [Woman] Oh, voila!
- And this hand is gonna be here.
- [Woman] Oh, much easier.
- And then let her, yes.
- [Jordan] Oh my gosh guys, that's so great.
Point the feet! (camera clicks)
Nice!
Got it, thank you!
Thank you so much!
One minute 10 seconds.
Hey world, do you think Grace the intern should do a shot?
I do! - Woo!
- Yes, do one.
Okay, come over here, let's run over here.
- Last, last, last!
It's you, Grace?
- [Grace] Yeah!
- Grace! - Nice!
- [Jordan] I like this spot right here.
What are you gonna do?
- What if I did a downward dog and she leaned back on me
or something?
- Downward dog leaning back.
Oh cool!
- [Brandon] Nice!
(camera clicks)
- [Jordan] Got it, I think.
Got it, great, way to go.
Way to go, Grace!
Why don't you tell us how much time there is?
- There is 30 seconds left!
- 30 seconds, why don't I do one?
Who wants to take it?
Take the pictures, just put it in the center and take it.
Tell me what to do. - Okay.
Maybe put her on your shoulders.
- Can I lift you up like that?
- [Brandon] Oh okay, that too.
- Okay, one, two, three, go!
Wa-ah, oh, that was awesome!
- [Brandon] Again!
- Okay, again!
Okay, one, two, three, go.
Yeah!
Last time!
- Six, - One more time.
- [Grace] five, four, three, two, one, woo!
(camera clicks)
- Ahh!
Wow!
That was a lot of fun!
Bam!
- That was awesome, great.
- Thank you.
I forgot to say again, (laughs) again, again.
Thank you!
This is universal communication, a high five, right?
- [Grace] Yes!
- Yeah.
How was that, did you have fun?
- Yeah, I had a lot of fun.
- Yeah, you had fun?
- Yes.
- Do you have anything to say, Brandon,
to the deaf community?
- Love you all, thank you so much for watching
and appreciating this and obviously you know,
it's clear that limits,
there are none.
- I love that message.
Thank you everybody for watching.
Uh-huh.
- Hello.
Please.
Again.
Thank you.
- I wanna tell my kids I love them, how do I do that?
Bye!
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