his partner. and strictly s first deaf contestant, rose ayling ellis, and giovanni pernice, a partnership that in this little burst of silence brought one of the tv moments of the year. rose ayling ellis went on the show, she said, to change perceptions about the deaf community. it perceptions about the deaf community- perceptions about the deaf community. perceptions about the deaf communi . . ., ., ., ., community. it changed a lot of thins, community. it changed a lot of things. and community. it changed a lot of things. and it community. it changed a lot of things, and it made community. it changed a lot of things, and it made me - community. it changed a lot of things, and it made me realise community. it changed a lot of - things, and it made me realise how powerful dance can be. it shared my messages with the deaf community, and for me and for giovanni, and how he adapted to my role, ijust feel