Dancing

I am not a dancer. Let me say that from the beginning. I don't pretend to be and just plain have two left feet when it comes to dancing. However, I can truly appreciate what someone does when they dance. I am a sort of reality show junkie. I don't like all of them, but I have been watching Dancing with the Stars for a couple of years now. I know it is corny but I like the fact that there is something "clean" on TV and find it actually refreshing that there is something that might be viewed as "old fashioned" as ballroom dancing on TV. Anyway, this year I was pulled in by the fact that Marley Matlin and oscar winning actress is on there. She is profoundly deaf. I wanted to see how she did with not being able to truly hear the music. I was as I have written before, about 60 percent deaf as a child. I thankfully had surgery and my hearing was restored. However, I do remember it very well. I have due to this always had a "special place" in my heart for persons who are deaf. I am amazed at how beautiful Marley Martlin dances on the show. She is doing better than some of her "hearing" contestants. She should be a role model if she is not already for her dancing with the hearing impaired people. She is graceful and is spot on with her movements and timing. I am amazed. I encourage anyone who has not watched this show to do so. It is nice to see something that is a throwback to the "good ole days" and the variety shows. I of course am still waiting on the return of the variety show as a "new" show format again. You just can not beat in writing or humor "The Carol Burnett Show." Stephanie Denham, editorial assistant