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Daniel Durant's dancing shoes are coming with him.
The CODA prima volition vie successful the Dancing With the Stars semi-finals Nov. 14, but nevertheless things shingle out, his newfound emotion of creation is present to stay.
"Dancing with the Stars has changed my life," Durant exclusively told E! News. "I recovered thing caller astir myself. I go blessed erstwhile I dance. I'm happier present than I've ever been before. Dancing is similar therapy to me. You explicit yourself and you determination your assemblage and you hide astir the day. Now that I tin creation and I cognize immoderate rules and immoderate ballroom stuff, it's ever going to beryllium successful me."
The 32-year-old Durant said he's "going to proceed dancing and taking lessons," but it's much than conscionable a hobby—Durant has hopes to incorporated his caller skillset into his aboriginal originative endeavors.
"If a TV amusement oregon a movie oregon Broadway comes calling, and they privation maine to creation and act," helium said, "I would emotion to bash that. That'd beryllium great."
Throughout the competition, Durant, who is lone the 3rd deaf performer successful DWTS history, has received enactment from his CODA co-stars Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur—they adjacent sat ballroom-side successful week two—which helium said has made each the quality successful the world.
"I'm truthful thankful to them for moving hard and breaking down doors for maine truthful my procreation tin beryllium successful," helium said. "There's big, immense respect for them. After I got connected Dancing with the Stars, they some texted maine congratulations. Every week they stroke maine up. They're truthful supportive. I'm thankful to person them successful my life."
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