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Nancy Kerrigan at Tysons Corner Center

Ice Skaters with Nancy Kerrigan at Tysons Corner Center
Nancy Kerrigan at the entrance to Tysons Corner Center
Nancy Kerrigan at the entrance to Tysons Corner Center

An Olympian Visits

Nancy Kerrigan will likely come to mind when you think of ice skating. She made the USA proud with her efforts on the Olympic teams in 1992 and 1994. For the first holiday season that Tysons Corner Center has their Plaza open to the public, they have a large ice rink installed. To open the rink for skating to the public, they had a show featuring some area ice skaters, and Nancy Kerrigan. What a way to open this exciting new installation!

Ice Skaters with Nancy Kerrigan at Tysons Corner Center
Ice Skaters with Nancy Kerrigan at Tysons Corner Center

I was inside covering other events inside the mall as I posted about previously. So I asked a photographer Nick Tettey from JB Elliott Photography to help me get photos of the ice show. To see his photos of the event, you can visit the Facebook page of Tysons Corner Center. I came outside to catch the end of the show which gave me the opportunity to see Nancy skating live. To see a professional that has practiced performing for large crowd for most of her life is a gift. You can tell the muscle memory she has built to do such complicated movements and to make them look effortless.

Ice Skaters with Nancy Kerrigan at Tysons Corner Center
Ice Skaters with Nancy Kerrigan at Tysons Corner Center
Ice Skaters with Nancy Kerrigan at Tysons Corner Center
Ice Skaters with Nancy Kerrigan at Tysons Corner Center

Meet and Greet

After their show was done, Nancy and her skaters came inside to get some nice photos together. The stage set up in the Concourse was a much better setting for photos than the very dark and cold ice skating rink setup out on the Plaza. So I setup a large strobe as high as I could get it on a light stand. From here, it was very easy to get nice photos of the group together with Nancy.

Nancy Kerrigan Meet and Greet at Tysons Corner Center
Nancy Kerrigan Meet and Greet at Tysons Corner Center

She was very generous with her time. Lots of people wanted to come up to get some selfies with her, and she did so nicely with everyone that waited to see her.

At the end of the event, Nancy took a lot of time to meet with an older gentleman that came to ask her what the event was about. In explaining all of his buttons that he wore on his jacket and hats, he said that he used to be a pilot that used to fly Air Force One! Nancy humbly told him that she used to skate for the USA. I really enjoyed seeing her interaction with him and how she succinctly summarized her amazing career!

Nancy Kerrigan Meet and Greet at Tysons Corner Center
Nancy Kerrigan Meet and Greet at Tysons Corner Center

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2015 Arthur Murray Fall Showcase released

2015 Arthur Murray Fall Showcase released Hilton McLean ballroom in Tysons, VA ©TimeLine Media
Hilton McLean ballroom in Tysons, VA ©TimeLine Media

Tysons, Virginia

Photos from the 2015 Arthur Murray Fall Showcase released for viewing! On this occasion the first spotlight to the last professional show was enthusiastically received. In order to see all the photos from this exciting event, please share and click the link below:

2015 Arthur Murray Fall Showcase photos at TimeLine Media

2015 Arthur Murray Fall Showcase released Gaithersburg Arthur Murray dance routine ©TimeLine Media
Gaithersburg Arthur Murray dance routine ©TimeLine Media

Whenever you see students and teacher dance well, they have a look of accomplishment on both sides. To say nothing of the work that they put in to create and practice a routine repeatedly in the studio. Pulling off what they worked for the audience is very satisfying. Obviously, this makes for nice photos as they settle into the routine and hit all their marks.

2015 Arthur Murray Fall Showcase released Tysons Arthur Murray dance routine ©TimeLine Media
Tysons Arthur Murray dance routine ©TimeLine Media

Hilton McLean

Another event for the DC Area studios was held at the Hilton McLean. When we arrive the staff at this hotel is very accommodating to the vendors. Obviously we need electricity, tables, and chairs, and we were quick to get setup for this one-day event.

Chevy Chase Arthur Murray dance routine ©TimeLine Media
Chevy Chase Arthur Murray dance routine ©TimeLine Media
2015 Arthur Murray Fall Showcase released Columbia Arthur Murray dance routine ©TimeLine Media
Columbia Arthur Murray dance routine ©TimeLine Media
Alexandria Arthur Murray dance routine ©TimeLine Media
Alexandria Arthur Murray dance routine ©TimeLine Media

Now that the 2015 Arthur Murray Fall Showcase released, please send the link to anyone that would like to see the photos. Thank you!

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Pentatonix performs at Tysons Corner Center

Pentatonix visits the HGTV Santa set at Tysons Corner Center

Pentatonix visits the HGTV Santa set at Tysons Corner Center
Pentatonix visits the HGTV Santa set at Tysons Corner Center

Pentatonix!!

If you are a popular music fan, you have probably heard of the a cappella group, Pentatonix. They came onto the scene when they competed and won NBCs competition show, The Sing Off which had groups from all across the country come to compete each week. Being a fan of a cappella groups from before this current craze began, I really gravitated to watching the show. In college, I spent all my extra time rehearsing with my a cappella group, and all my extra money on CD and tape recordings of other groups.

Pentatonix visits the HGTV Santa set at Tysons Corner Center
Pentatonix visits the HGTV Santa set at Tysons Corner Center
Pentatonix visits the HGTV Santa set at Tysons Corner Center
Pentatonix visits the HGTV Santa set at Tysons Corner Center

It was a very exciting opportunity for me to photograph Pentatonix as they came to perform in the Concourse of Tysons Corner Center. Since it was in the holiday shopping season, they performed some holiday his for the crowd. If you are unfamiliar, a cappella group produce all of the sounds using their voices as the only instruments. They can produce all the backing tracks as well as percussion sounds with their creativity. This adds to the interest when listening to this style of music to see how they interpret and create these sounds with just their mouths!

Concourse Concert

Pentatonix performs holiday music at the Concourse in Tysons Corner Center
Pentatonix performs holiday music at the Concourse in Tysons Corner Center
Pentatonix performs holiday music at the Concourse in Tysons Corner Center
Pentatonix performs holiday music at the Concourse in Tysons Corner Center

As part of the holiday celebrations at the mall last year, Pentatonix walked through the HGTV Santa set to look through the Elf village and visit with the big guy. After their visit, they went to the Concourse where a GIGANTIC crowd was waiting for them to perform! This was the most amount of people I have ever seen gathered for an event at Tysons Corner Center. They were stacked almost all the way down to the end of the Concourse almost filling in the width of the space!

Thankfully, Nick Tettey from JB Elliott Photography was there to help me cover this with me. Once I was in position right at the front of the stage, I could not move, so Nick helped me to get some other angles with the crowd a little further back in the crowd. Pentatonix did not disappoint in their singing either! They really sounded amazing, and they got a great reaction from the crowd that came to see them. Luckily there was no problems even with all the people that gathered to see them. Thanks to the mall security that had a great plan for keeping everyone safe and able to enjoy the music!

Pentatonix performs holiday music at the Concourse in Tysons Corner Center
Pentatonix performs holiday music at the Concourse in Tysons Corner Center

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