Chris Fonseca, who became deaf after catching meningitis at 23 months old, impressed Dance Captains Cheryl, Matthew Morrison and Oti Mabuse on the BBC’s new talent show The Greatest Dancer.
The dancer’s routine went on to receive the backing of 75 per cent of the audience – the target needed to take him through to the next stage of the competition.
Watch a snippet of Chris’ performance below:
When Chris Fonseca caught meningitis aged 23 months, he lost his hearing. Now he dances by feeling the vibrations of the music through his hearing aids. #TheGreatestDancer #TGD @GreatDancerTV pic.twitter.com/TTO0m4zmUI
— BBC One (@BBCOne) January 12, 2019
The full show is now available to watch with subtitles on BBC iPlayer.
Mary Carolan
January 14, 2019
I watched this.
His routine and rhythm was brilliant.
His performance became even more remarkable when discovering he is Deaf. A huge congratulations Chris 👋