For the most part, I stay on one side of the room to photograph ballroom dancers. There is a “good side” for the room that has awards, banners, or other displays that frame the dancers well at a particular competition. For the New Jersey State Open, they have a huge pink neon sign hanging from behind the stage where the emcee, DJ, scrutineers, and other organizers manage the flow of the competition.
They have a great elevated view of all the dancers and judges as they work throughout the weekend. There is a lot of action up there too – gathering score sheets, computing the lineups of all the couples, and making sure everyone is announced as they placed. It is a lot of work! Sometimes they get a little goofy as the days go on.
I really admire how well they pulled off the competition. There were no long delays in getting scores entered, and awards given out. They are usually photographer breaks, so I don’t mind, but they got everyone back to dancing quickly! We ran very early all weekend – it shows their experience in handling so many entries. Thank you!
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