This Profoundly Deaf Teen Will Blow You Away With Her Dance Moves
"Dancing lets me be free."
This is Macy Baez.
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Hailing from the Illawarra, which is south of Sydney, she was born profoundly deaf and has cochlear implants.
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But that hasn't stopped her from becoming an exceptional hip hop dancer.
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Seriously, she's ridiculously talented.
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And she's also self taught!
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In fact, because she's so good at what she does, Macy will be heading to Las Vegas in August with her dance crew to compete at the World Championships of Hip Hop.
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To Macy, dancing feels like another language. “It lets me express myself and also share those good moments,” she told BuzzFeed.
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"Dancing lets me be free. If I'm having a bad day, dancing makes me forget about it."
Sound travels through Macy's cochlear implants, allowing her to hear the music.
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Macy also has some pretty inspiring pieces of advice: “Nothing is impossible if you put all your heart into it.”
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"Just be creative and think outside of the box."
What an absolute champion.
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