{"id":6453,"date":"2009-05-12T10:12:55","date_gmt":"2009-05-12T05:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=6453"},"modified":"2009-05-12T02:36:27","modified_gmt":"2009-05-12T07:36:27","slug":"deaf-performer-draws-crowds-with-inspiring-dance-routines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2009\/05\/12\/deaf-performer-draws-crowds-with-inspiring-dance-routines\/","title":{"rendered":"Deaf performer draws crowds with inspiring dance routines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deaf performer draws crowds with inspiring dance routines <\/p>\n

Cruz Lane shares music by signing, singing, dancing around Austin<\/p>\n

Rachel Meador<\/p>\n

Daily Texan Staff<\/p>\n

Published: Monday, May 11, 2009<\/p>\n

Cruz Lane turns up his iPod to near-maximum volume and shoves the
\nbuds into his ears. Blaring Eamon\u2019s \u201cI Don\u2019t Want You Back,\u201d
\none of several hip-hop songs he performs, the fit 19-year-old begins
\ndancing with Usher-like smoothness.<\/p>\n

Lane\u2019s moves, however, come with a twist: He\u2019s pairing his
\ndancing with American Sign Language.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first thing you must do when you choose a song is read the
\nlyrics so you understand what it means,\u201d Lane says of performing
\nsongs as a deaf entertainer. \u201cYou feel the music by speaking the
\nwords.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lane\u2019s hearing began to fade at age 3. Now, when he doesn\u2019t wear
\nhis hearing aid, he hears what he describes as echoing sounds. He
\nmoved to Austin from Greenville to attend the Texas School for the
\nDeaf at age 14, where his interest in dance and music began to
\nblossom.<\/p>\n

Now, he performs around the city in groups or by himself, singing,
\nsigning and dancing to popular music.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of deaf people come to me because they feel frustrated that
\nhearing people don\u2019t think they can interact in listening activities
\nlike signing and dancing,\u201d Lane said. \u201cI tell them the bottom
\nline: Just do it. They know that they know about music and love to
\nsing and dance, and if they show it \u2014 people will talk about it and
\nthey will know too.\u201d<\/p>\n

UT deaf education and deafness studies junior Eve Robinson saw Lane
\nperform with a friend during class this semester and found the
\nexperience inspiring and encouraging.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of hearing people just assume that deaf people live in a
\nsilent world and they can\u2019t experience music or sound, but that\u2019s
\nnot the case,\u201d Robinson said. \u201cIt is an easy conclusion to make
\nthat if you\u2019re living in a silent world you\u2019re missing out on a
\nlot of information and have a limited world view. But take Cruz for
\nexample \u2014 just because he experiences music in a different way than
\nus doesn\u2019t mean he has a lesser understanding of it. He breaks it
\ndown on the floor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last summer Lane was invited to New Orleans to compete at the
\nNational Association of the Deaf Conference. Though his favorite genre
\nis R&B because it \u201cinspires people to feel,\u201d he performed a
\nroutine to Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cDo I Make You Proud,\u201d which earned
\nhim a place in the top five contenders.<\/p>\n

Now he is working on a video with Pat Green, who watched him perform
\nand, after wiping the tears from his eyes, asked him to be a part of
\nhis upcoming show and single.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes people need some love,\u201d Lane said of his routines.
\n\u201cSo I give it to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

In August, Lane will move to New York to attend the Rochester
\nInstitute of Technology, one of two prominent deaf colleges, where he
\nwill continue to pursue his goals and work toward a degree in music
\nperformance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love music and I love performing. I feel so relaxed,\u201d Lane
\nsaid. \u201cNot a lot of deaf people go down this path, so it means a lot
\nto me to make the Deaf community proud.\u201d<\/p>\n

Source:
\nhttp:\/\/www.dailytexanonline.com\/life-arts\/deaf-performer-draws-crowds-with-inspiring-dance-routines-1.1748286<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Deaf performer draws crowds with inspiring dance routines Cruz Lane shares music by signing, singing, dancing around Austin Rachel Meador Daily Texan Staff Published: Monday, May 11, 2009 Cruz Lane turns up his iPod to near-maximum volume and shoves the…<\/p>\n

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