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2016 River City photos Expiring

Midlothian, Virginia

Veronica and Gerald performing during a dance competition ©TimeLine Media
Veronica and Gerald performing during a dance competition ©TimeLine Media

Next Monday, the photos from the 2016 River City Ballroom Dance Competition will expire! Afterwards, the photos will be moved to the archives. Soon, we will have more events to post, and we will need the space. Until they expire, you can see the photos at this link:

2016 Richmond Ballroom Dance Competition at TimeLine Media

Friendly Dance Competition

Dance lift during a performance at River City ©TimeLine Media
Dance lift during a performance at River City ©TimeLine Media

From youth dancers, college-age students, to seasoned dance enthusiasts, there was a large range of participants in this competition. Seeing that so many of this diverse group came together to dance was inspiring! Undeniably this is a goal for organizers Lee and Veronica. Because of their outreach efforts to other studios, they have grown this competition over the last few years. Given that they know how to run a smooth competition, it is easy to see how they continue to keep this tradition going!

Simply Ballroom at the dance competition ©TimeLine Media
Simply Ballroom at the 2016 River City dance competition ©TimeLine Media
Student Showcase dance at River City ©TimeLine Media
Student Showcase dance at River City ©TimeLine Media
7 Cities dancing at River City ©TimeLine Media
7 Cities dancing at River City ©TimeLine Media
2016 River City - Pro-Am dance competition performance ©TimeLine Media
Pro-Am dance competition performance ©TimeLine Media
Veronica and Hal dancing at River City ©TimeLine Media
Veronica and Hal dancing at River City ©TimeLine Media
Lee Nugent dancing at a Richmond competition ©TimeLine Media
Lee Nugent dancing at the River City Ballroom Dance competition ©TimeLine Media

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2016 USA Dance Expiring

Bethesda, Maryland

Mid-Atlantic Championships competition floor ©TimeLine Media
Mid-Atlantic Championships competition floor ©TimeLine Media

Today the photos of the 2016 USA Dance expiring at the TimeLine Media proofing site! Previously, I posted about the new method we had for identifying subjects. Indeed, we had some great feedback on getting more keepers for the dancers that wanted them.

2016 USA Dance Mid-Atlantic Championships at TimeLine Media

Ballroom Dance competition Bethesda, Maryland ©TimeLine Media
Ballroom Dance competition Bethesda, Maryland ©TimeLine Media

USA Dance NQE

Obviously you want to dance well at any competition. However, this was also a National Qualifying Event. When you dance well here, you may earn qualification for the USA Dance National Championships. Thus, the dance floor was full for most of the weekend. As a result, it was a combination of fun dancing, and serious competition from the dancers.

Colorful ballroom dresses - USA Dance competition ©TimeLine Media
Colorful ballroom dresses – USA Dance competition ©TimeLine Media
Rhythm dancing competition USA Dance ©TimeLine Media
Rhythm dancing competition USA Dance ©TimeLine Media
Bethesda, Maryland dance competition ©TimeLine Media
Bethesda, Maryland dance competition ©TimeLine Media
National Championship competitors ©TimeLine Media
National Championship competitors ©TimeLine Media
Youth ballroom dancers USA Dance ©TimeLine Media
Youth ballroom dancers USA Dance ©TimeLine Media

Thanks to Jack Reinhold from the USA Dance Mid-Easter Chapter for inviting me and my team. The Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center was a high end backdrop for this event. Obviously they needed a good team to pull off such a large event smoothly.

2016 USA Dance Expiring Ballroom at the Marriott Bethesda Hotel and Conference Center ©TimeLine Media
Ballroom at the Marriott Bethesda Hotel and Conference Center ©TimeLine Media

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Columbia Arthur Murray Silhouettes

Columbia, Maryland

To say that this was one of my favorite photo shoots is somehow an understatement! Leisa Howard, owner of the Columbia, MD studio had this idea for updating the images in the studio. Although I have photographed MANY dance events, this would be a very different collection of images. The goal was to make Arthur Murray Silhouettes using the staff at their studio. Since it would be easier to set this up at their location, I brought all my lighting to do the shoot there.

Joe and Leisa Howard in an Arthur Murray Silhouettes photo in the studio in Columbia, Maryland ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Silhouettes of Joe and Leisa Howard at their studio in Columbia, MD ©TimeLine Media

Compared to dance events, these photos were made under much more controlled circumstances. As a lighting setup, I had two flashes firing into a white seamless background. This is not typical for me but on this occasion, the goal was to completely separate the subjects from the lighting. With this in mind the dancers are moved far from the background lights so that they fall into darkness. In effect they become silhouettes in an extreme contrast of subject and background. Afterwards I boosted the contrast even more to be black and white. This look mirrored some retro images of Arthur Murray posters of the past which is very appropriate for their walls.

Leisa and Joe Howard in an Arthur Murray Silhouettes photo in the studio in Columbia, Maryland ©TimeLine Media
Leisa and Joe Howard dance at their studio in Columbia, Maryland ©TimeLine Media

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