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Millie Dollar, Dancing to the Beat

By Jo Boobs ⋅ May 4, 2008 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅

The Australian-born 22-year-old grew up in Glasgow struggling with hearing problems. It affected her speech and ability to understand people, but boy can she dance….

‘Being a burlesque performer is all about the music and moving with its beat and rhythm, which is a huge challenge for someone with a degenerative hearing loss.’

“As long as it’s loud enough, I’m fine,” said Millie. “I memorise my music as much as I can, but there have been times I’ve missed my cues because it was too low. It will get worse with age so I’m going to keep performing as long as I can.”

Rave reviews for the burlesque babe with rare hearing condition

Posted by Jo Weldon, Headmistress of The New York School of Burlesque, for burlesquedaily.blogspot.com.