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Charlotte Henry

Strictly's Rose Ayling-Ellis inspires fans to learn sign language - where you can too

This year's Strictly Come Dancing's Deaf contestant Rose Ayling-Ellis has inspired Strictly fans to want to learn British sign language.

Rose and Strictly pro dancer Giovanni Pernice gave a breathtaking performance that was signed throughout and won the duo top marks with all four of the judges.

Since the show aired on October 30th fans have been searching 'how to learn sign language' while The British Sign Language (BSL) website have received a 3000% increase in people signing up to their online courses.

According to British-sign.co.uk : "Sign Language is a visual means of communicating using gestures, facial expression, and body language and is used mainly by people who are Deaf or have hearing impairments."

If you're a fan who has been inspired to learn British sign language too but you're unsure where to start looking - fear not as there are plenty of courses that you can sign up to today to learn the skill.

British Sign Language Courses 2021

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