@huffpost: Samantha Figgins spent years quietly navigating the dance world with hearing loss, working hard just to keep pace — and never letting anyone see the weight of it. Now, as both a performer and choreographer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, she's done being quiet. She's speaking openly about her disability, championing Deaf Gain, and using every stage she steps onto to prove that difference isn't a deficit. It's depth. In this intimate conversation with HuffPost's Director of Voices, Raj Punjabi-Johnson, Figgins reflects on what it took to find the freedom of transparency and become the person she needed to be when she was younger. Read the full piece at the link in bio. #HuffPost #Dance #Disability #BlackExcellence

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