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Professional Samba Showcase – Dance Photography

Arthur Murray professional Samba showcase - ©TimeLine Media

Today’s blog is featuring the professional dance show by Arthur Murray Columbia, Maryland. These two were part of the winning poster from the recent TimeLine Media Facebook photo contest. With this studio having 3 couples dancing shows, I could not put too many images of each on the poster. In looking back at old blog posts, I found that there were a few performances that I have not yet put on their own blog post.

Tysons, Virginia

Arthur Murray professional showcase - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray professional showcase – ©TimeLine Media

This Samba was a great display of the skills of these dancers! They had a dramatic start with the lady coming out ahead of her partner and dancing solo. When this happens, I try to still get both dancers in the frame with the partner that is not on the floor somewhere in the background. It worked out nicely in this case especially with her partner blending in to the audience members just off the floor.

Arthur Murray professional showcase - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray professional showcase – ©TimeLine Media

When both of them got on the floor, this Samba really got rolling. After photographing so many dances and dancers, I can anticipate a lot of their upcoming moves. Being ready with the camera when they are facing the camera is the goal of getting great dance photos. Especially with professional dancers, it can be difficult to catch these moments, but the payoff comes with some awesome images!

Arthur Murray professional showcase - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray professional showcase – ©TimeLine Media

When the dancers stop in an ending line, shooting photos is so much easier! This first photo was done as they were going into the line –

Arthur Murray professional showcase - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray professional showcase – ©TimeLine Media

The last was when I had a chance to really frame up the photo perfectly. No cropping was necessary for this one. One of my lights did not flash for this, and there is more of a shadow side on the right of the frame, but I like how it gives more dimension to the faces. Sometimes, you just get lucky!

Arthur Murray professional Samba showcase - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray professional Samba showcase – ©TimeLine Media

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Arthur Murray Poster Contest Winners – DC Area Photography

Arthur Murray Dance Studios - Columbia, MD - ©TimeLine Media

Last Friday I counted the votes from the first TimeLine Media photo poster contest. On the Facebook page, I posted 6 different posters from the Arthur Murray Fall Showcase. There were so many great shows, and we only have a limited space in which to display photos at the next event. The dancers that present these shows are the capstone to the events, and they look great printed large!

Arthur Murray Dance Studios - Columbia, MD - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Dance Studios – Columbia, MD – ©TimeLine Media

We have been featuring these dancers for a few years now that we have been covering the events. Now, we wanted to reach out to our social network to get input on which of the photos we should print for display. It was fun to see the votes come in and to see the comments from students, other teachers, and their Facebook friends! In the end, there were 2 clear winners for our first contest. The winners were the posters from the Columbia, Maryland studio, and the Tysons Corner, Virginia studio! The other photos will not go to waste, however. We will print the other studios onto event cards that will hopefully remind dancers to come back to the proofing website to view their photos.

Thanks to everyone that voted, and spread the word of upcoming events through their Facebook! We enjoy making these posters, and we hope that more people were able to view them through the sharing. To see the posters in person, we will display them at the Arthur Murray Spring Freestyles coming up March 28 – 29, 2014 at the Marriott Westfields in Chantilly, VA. After the event, the posters will be going to their respective studios. See you on the dance floor!

Arthur Murray Dance Studios - Tysons Corner, VA - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Dance Studios – Tysons Corner, VA – ©TimeLine Media

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That’s Dancing 2013 Winter Showcase

©TimeLine Media - That's Dancing Winter Showcase

That’s Dancing Winter Showcase! This is always an especially nice holiday-themed party and showcase at the Sheraton in Columbia, MD. The weather outside was frightful, but the dancing was so delightful! There was a great variety of dance styles and levels on display this evening, and the instructors were so proud to show off their students and what they have been working on over the past few months.

©TimeLine Media - That's Dancing Winter Showcase
©TimeLine Media – That’s Dancing Winter Showcase


That’s Dancing also has some new staff to teach their dancers, so we arrived early to get some new headshots for them. Since we already had the background up, anyone that wanted their photo was welcome to step in to the pop-up studio. At this time the photos have all been posted to the proofing website:
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©TimeLine Media - That's Dancing Winter Showcase
©TimeLine Media – Staff formation at the Winter Showcase


No password or code is needed to view the photos. Please pass the link onto anyone else that attended that evening, or any of your friends and family that would like to view your dancing! Since they invited us back, we want to thank Carlos and Marielle for having us cover this event. We enjoy seeing the new routines, and how much progress everyone has made. We hope you enjoy the photos too!
 

©TimeLine Media - That's Dancing
©TimeLine Media – That’s Dancing
©TimeLine Media - That's Dancing
Amanda and Denis Staff Show ©TimeLine Media
©TimeLine Media - That's Dancing
©TimeLine Media – Carlos and Marielle show
©TimeLine Media - That's Dancing
Jackie and Carlos dancing a staff Show ©TimeLine Media

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