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2015 Fall Freestyles Released

DC Area Arthur Murray Studios

Today on the proofing site, the photos of the 2015 Fall Freestyles released for viewing. The studios from the DC area gathered at the Hilton McLean in Tysons, VA for the event on Friday and Saturday. To see the photos from the weekend, you can click this link:

2015 Fall Freestyles photos at TimeLine Media

Virginia Beach studio - Arthur Murray Fall Freestyles ©TimeLine Media
Virginia Beach studio – Arthur Murray Fall Freestyles ©TimeLine Media
Ashburn dancing - Arthur Murray Fall Freestyles ©TimeLine Media
Ashburn dancing – Arthur Murray Fall Freestyles ©TimeLine Media

It was another hotly contested Potomac Cup team match on Saturday afternoon. This time the schools from Virginia triumphed over the excellent dancers from Maryland to claim the cup for this event. Although this is a friendly competition, the winning team really gets a boost taking home the trophy until next time.

Virginia wins Potomac Cup Team Match ©TimeLine Media
Virginia wins Potomac Cup Team Match ©TimeLine Media
Potomac Cup team match trophy ©TimeLine Media
Potomac Cup team match trophy ©TimeLine Media

During dinner breaks, I made some group photos as people came on and off the social dance floor. Undeniably, my first shot was an accident! I had a longer exposure time dialed into the camera.

Following this accident, I continued experimenting with the settings. Of course finding willing volunteers is not difficult at a ballroom dance event.

Long exposure group photo ©TimeLine Media
Long exposure group photo ©TimeLine Media

We posted over 10,000 photos! Please pass along the link to your studio mates so they can see themselves. Thanks to the dancers and the staff of the DC Area studios – they always support us with their purchases, and we are so thankful!

Arthur Murray Tysons - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Tysons at 2015 Fall Freestyles released- ©TimeLine Media

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That’s Dancing 2015 Summer Showcase

Carlos teaching a line dance ©TimeLine Media
Carlos teaching a line dance ©TimeLine Media

Student Showcase

Last June, I went to Jessup, Maryland to cover the That’s Dancing 2015 Summer Showcase. Marielle and Carlos Pabon have a friendly studio that is supportive of their dancers. In contrast to their Winter Showcase which is at a hotel in Columbia, this event is held at their studio. However, the show is just as entertaining, and the effort put into the performances are not any less fun! To see photos from the show, you can see them at this link:

2015 That’s Dance Summer Showcase photos at TimeLine Media

Smooth routine at That's Dancing ©TimeLine Media
Smooth routine at That’s Dancing ©TimeLine Media
Rhythm routine at That's Dancing ©TimeLine Media
Rhythm routine at That’s Dancing ©TimeLine Media
Pro-Am dance routine at That's Dancing ©TimeLine Media
Pro-Am dance routine at That’s Dancing ©TimeLine Media

Staff Showcase

For the last of the 3 acts of the Showcase, the staff of That’s Dancing performs for the audience. Now that they have completed their own performances for the evening, the students are more relaxed to see the grand finale. Especially since they are fresh off of high of dancing in front of their friends and family, they are ready to be inspired by their teachers displaying their skills.

Professional Latin Show at That's Dancing ©TimeLine Media
Professional Latin Show at That’s Dancing ©TimeLine Media
Blue and White Floats by professional show dancer ©TimeLine Media
Blue and White Floats by professional show dancer ©TimeLine Media
Professional Show Dance at That's Dancing ©TimeLine Media
Professional Show Dance at That’s Dancing ©TimeLine Media

It was a lovely evening to cover the That’s Dancing 2015 Summer Showcase! With attention to keeping a theme for the entire evening, they do a nice job threading the music and routines together. Especially since we cover many dance events, it is nice to hear different music selections, and I keep my phone handy to tag them for practice later! I hope to see the staff and their students at their next showcase soon.

That's Dancing Staff Photo ©TImeLine Media
That’s Dancing Staff Photo ©TImeLine Media

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2015 River City Ballroom Dance Competition photos Expiring

Midlothian, Virginia

2015 River City Ballroom Dance Competition ©TimeLine Media
2015 River City Ballroom Dance Competition ©TimeLine Media

Last March we took another trip south to Richmond to cover the 2015 River City Ballroom Dance Competition. We really enjoy coming to visit Veronica and Lee for their event since they are so friendly and really treat us like part of their dance family. Therefore, we try to do our best to make their guests look great on the dance floor. They are the owners of Simply Ballroom in Richmond, VA. To view photos from the event, you can click the link here:

River City Ballroom Dance Competition photos at TimeLine Media

Simply Ballroom at the River City Ballroom Dance Competition ©TimeLine Media
Simply Ballroom at the River City Ballroom Dance Competition ©TimeLine Media
River City Ballroom Dance Competition ©TimeLine Media
River City Ballroom Dance Competition ©TimeLine Media
River City Ballroom Dance Competition ©TimeLine Media
River City Ballroom Dance Competition ©TimeLine Media

They have a nice core group of studios that come to support this event. It was held at the Doubletree Hilton in Midlothian, VA. There are some familiar faces from studios in northern Virginia that we see year after year. It is nice to catch up with familiar faces. Of course they have new dresses and costumes to go along with new routines.

DK Ballroom Professional Show ©TimeLine Media
DK Ballroom Professional Show ©TimeLine Media
DK Ballroom Professional Show ©TimeLine Media
Daria and Kirill Professional Show ©TimeLine Media
DK Ballroom Professional Show ©TimeLine Media
DK Ballroom Professional Show ©TimeLine Media

Dancers come from Maryland, North Carolina, and other independent studios in Virginia. For the heats danced, they were evaluated by Kirill Gorjatsev and Daria Zotova of DK Ballroom. After dinner, Daria and Kirill gave us a great show to end the event with some inspiration. To highlight the professional performance, I changed the setup of the lights to be a little more dramatic.

DK Ballroom Professional Show ©TimeLine Media
DK Ballroom Professional Show ©TimeLine Media
DK Ballroom Professional Show ©TimeLine Media
Daria and Kirill Professional Show ©TimeLine Media
DK Ballroom Professional Show ©TimeLine Media
DK Ballroom Professional Show ©TimeLine Media

Professional Show

Adding some grids to my flashes helped to keep the light controlled to a smaller section of the room. As a result, the color costumes that Daria wore to pop! During the dinner break, I really tested this setup to make sure that it would work. However, you never really know how it will go until the dancers get out there!

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