November 2019 archive

2019 Winter Showcase photos Released

DC Area Arthur Murray Studios

The photos from last Saturday’s 2019 Winter Showcase have been released! It was our last Arthur Murray event for the 2019. We edited and sorted the photos as quickly as possible. Here is the link to the collection:

2019 Arthur Murray Winter Showcase photos at TimeLine Media

In general, I think we have everyone where they should be. However, if there is a couple in the wrong studio, please let me know!

This event was a good one compared to other simply due to the music selections. Since the students can work with the staff to pick their own tracks for their routines, there is more of a variety than normal. Interpreting a track, especially if it is a popular song, can help you visualize something familiar in a new way. It emphasizes the creativity in a new way, and is another avenue of learning dance from school figures. I wonder if that influences how the judges view the routines. Perhaps they had their own thoughts on how a dance will meld with a song. How will they react if they see something different presented on the floor?

The competition heats in the All-Arounds were very full this time! In order to rank all the couples, there were many heats that needed semi-final rounds to accommodate so many entries. By the evening, the excitement in the competition was really high. After the rest for dinner, the crowd was enthusiastically cheering for their studio-mates!

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2019 Summer Showcase photos Expiring

Gaithersburg, Maryland Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
Gaithersburg, Maryland Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media

Tysons, Virginia

The 2019 Summer Showcase photos are expiring! These photos from this Arthur Murray event in Tysons were so much fun to make. Thank you to everyone that purchased photos of their routines. While they are usually for yourself, I know that many teachers will get them as gifts! Until they are archived the photos will be here:

2019 Arthur Murray Summer Showcase photos at TimeLine Media

Alexandria, Virginia Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
‘The Greatest Showman’ – Arthur Murray Alexandria, VA ©TimeLine Media

Hollywood Show

Now that I look over the photos, I am really in awe! After all the work that the studio staff on their regular schedule was done, they came together to rehearse this show. In the first place, they had to choreograph, and practice their section. Then, they had to pull all seven studios in one place to get the final show together. Being that there are so many moving parts, personalities, and schedules, this was a huge undertaking.

Alexandria, Virginia Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
Alexandria, Virginia Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
Gaithersburg, Maryland Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
‘Goldfinger’ – Gaithersburg, Maryland Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
Silver Spring, Maryland Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
‘Dirty Dancing’ – Silver Spring, Maryland Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
Silver Spring, Maryland Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
Silver Spring, Maryland Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
Chevy Chase, Maryland Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
‘Star Wars’ – Chevy Chase, Maryland Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
2019 Summer Showcase Chevy Chase, Maryland Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
Chevy Chase, Maryland Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
Tysons, Virginia Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
‘La La Land’ – Tysons, Virginia Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
2019 Summer Showcase Tysons, Virginia Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
Tysons, Virginia Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
Columbia, Maryland Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
‘Chicago’ – Columbia, Maryland Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
2019 Summer Showcase Columbia, Maryland Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
Columbia, Maryland Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
2019 Summer Showcase Ashburn, Virginia Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
‘Grease’ – Ashburn, Virginia Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
Ashburn, Virginia Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media
Ashburn, Virginia Arthur Murray studio ©TimeLine Media

Thanks again for visiting the site and for sharing the photos. Given that this Hollywood Show was such a spectacle, I recommend going to the Dance-o-rama at National Harbor to see it again! Also, I hope all of you have a great Thanksgiving. While the sesaon may be busy, the photos will still be here, so take your time – I’ll leave them up until early next year!

2019 Summer Showcase DC Area Arthur Murray studios Hollywood Show ©TimeLine Media
DC Area Arthur Murray studios Hollywood Show ©TimeLine Media

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Kris Allen 2019 Christmas Tree Lighting

Santa introduces Kris Allen on the Plaza at Tysons Corner Center
Santa introduces Kris Allen on the Plaza at Tysons Corner Center

The Plaza – Tysons, VA

Kris Allen returned to Tysons for the 2019 Christmas Tree Lighting event. Prior to this year, he had visited in 2016 at the holidays for the same occasion. Still I don’t think Santa thinks that Kris will be stealing his job anytime soon! In contrast to the last time Kris performed, the weather was markedly colder out on the Plaza.

Kris Allen 2019 performing at the Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony at Tysons Corner Center
Kris Allen 2019 performing at the Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony at Tysons Corner Center
Kris Allen performs at the 2019 Christmas Tree Lighting event on the Plaza
Kris Allen performs at the 2019 Christmas Tree Lighting event on the Plaza
Kris Allen 2019 performing at the Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony at Tysons Corner Center

Plaza Christmas Tree

While the concert was still going on, I walked through the Plaza away from the Concourse. Straightaway you can see the beautiful curving urban design of the space. Previously, I made my favorite image of the Plaza from this fire pit. Although the sky did not have the nice blue color that the original had, I still attempt to get this photo every year. When all the lights on the tree are lit, and combined with the colored light on the Hyatt, it just looks like the holidays in Tysons. So maybe this is a new Christmas tradition for me? What kinds of photos do you look forward to making every year?

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