Dancing through life, the final 31 days of 2020. —Day 26, 27—
This one is dedicated to my director @thegreatdancerah, one of my close friends and family. Even when no one else is there…he is. He always supports me, watches out for me, always listens even through his busy schedule (I coordinate it so I know how busy he is). It’s not just me but he’s there for any of his dancers, his staff and volunteers, the artists we work with, the interpreters we work with and of course his family all without a self serving agenda. His kindness is often misinterpreted or misunderstood.
After working with him for 6 years now, I have seen so much. People always look for an excuse to not support a Black Deaf man, over criticize and/or teach how to run his business. For 7 years before he started the first Deaf dance festival, he asked for support but people would not support him. Finally he went ahead and started the festival anyway completely out of his pocket for the first 3 years.
It’s be humbling to witness someone who deals with racism, Audism and ableism on a daily basis but still has a smile and a big open heart. He inspires me to do better, be better with a smile on my face.
ID: [ Dynamic picture of Zahna Simon and Antoine Hunter performing on stage in Russia. Both are in arabesque. Zahna is wearing a blue dress, Mr Hunter is wearing black pants and blue shirt. The top right corner has the Russian festival logo.]
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