“What If” Live ASL Song Performance

My LIVE ASL cover of @beautifultheartist’s song “What If” at DAT’s Fundraiser benefitting @offthegridmissions 🌏 (Earth emoji)
Honestly, I wasn’t going to share this video at all. It’s almost painful to watch myself scramble through the middle part of the song 😬 (grimacing emoji)
But.
Re-watching this video after processing my experience and reading so many lovely comments from y’all, especially from those of you who could relate so well… I feel differently.
I’m proud of myself for choosing a song that resonated with the cause, even if it was rap which is always such a challenge.
I’m proud of myself for sticking through the performance even when I was panicking inside.
I’m proud to share this video as part of my journey as a Deaf performer. One day I will look back on this and see how far I’ve come.
And yeah, I think I killed it at the beginning of the song 💅🏽 (painting nails emoji)
P.S. Not me making a beeline to hug Ramona right after getting offstage 😂 (laughing-crying emoji)
#DeafPerformer #Deaf #DeafMusic #ASL #ASLmusic
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VD: Leila, an Asian woman, performing onstage at a coffeeshop venue.