Deaf Pinoy Dancer In London 'hears' Music By Feeling The Beat

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[color=#000000][font=Arial, Tahoma]Just like Ludwig van Beethoven, 22-year-old Filipino Hearns Sebuado is deaf. And just like the master musician and composer, this didn't stop him from reaching his dreams.[/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial, Tahoma]Sebuado is a dancer who graduated at Middlesex University in the United Kingdom last July with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance Performance according to a report from “News to Go's” Mark Salazar on Thursday morning.[/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial, Tahoma]As a dancer, listening to music to pace your steps is crucial, but Sebuado manages through a different method.[/font][/color]

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[size=1][color=#FFFFFF]Hearns Sebuado, 22 and a deaf dancer, graduated with a BA in Dance Performance from Middlesex University. [b]Fulham Chronicle[/b][/color][/size][/background][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Arial, Tahoma]“I'm trying to feel the beat. I listen to it. I try to feel the rhythm. Once I feel it inside me, I start to dance,” he said.[/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial, Tahoma]But even with his extraordinary talent, Sebuado admits that he didn't master this talent overnight.[/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial, Tahoma]“[It] took a long time for me to feel the music, you know. I started to listen to music, different type of music like slow, tempo,” he explained.[/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial, Tahoma]According to his mother, Sebuado has shown interest in dance the age of two. However, he developed a hearing problem when he was around 10.[/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial, Tahoma]This didn't stop him going for a dancing course in college, however.[/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial, Tahoma]“Nagulat ako, sabi ko, anak yang [kursong] kukunin mo paano mo maririnig ang music? Yung timing ng sayaw mo [apektado],” her mother recalled.[/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial, Tahoma]She said her son told her that he would still try, even knowing that it would be difficult with his disability.[/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial, Tahoma]Sebuado not only achieved his dream; he now serves as a living inspiration for people with disabilities especially the deaf.[/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial, Tahoma]His story was recently picked up by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the event of which he announced on [/font][/color][url="https://twitter.com/SkySeb29"]his Twitter account[/url][color=#000000][font=Arial, Tahoma].[/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial, Tahoma]“Finished dancing and interviewing for BBC London News! Tune in tomorrow, you wouldn't want to miss it!” Sebuado tweeted on Wednesday.[/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial, Tahoma]He now plans to reach out and help others like him to spread their wings and achieve their own dreams.[/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Arial, Tahoma]“I'm planning to teach other people, deaf people, like I taught them last summer,” he said. [/font][/color][b]—[url="http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/archives/authors/andreimedina"] Andrei Medina[/url]/VC, GMA News[/b]

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