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2015 DC Dance Challenge photos Released

Downtown DC Dance Competition

The 2015 DC Dance Challenge photos released at the TimeLine Media proofing site! Last weekend, we enjoyed seeing some local dance friends at they competed at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. Once in a while you get the opportunity to photograph in some grand spaces. Without a doubt the Ronald Reagan building was one of them! Luckily, we had a nice setup for our lighting, and a large space to freely move around to get nice images of the dancers.

DC Dance Challenge photos at TimeLine Media

Pro-Am Dance Couples

DC Dance Challenge Pro-Am couple ©TimeLine Media
DC Dance Challenge Pro-Am couple ©TimeLine Media
DC Dance Challenge Pro-Am couple ©TimeLine Media
Pro-Am Ballroom Dance Couple ©TimeLine Media

Certainly being supportive was the top priority for the dancers attending this event. We have been covering this event for Jennifer Bonini for a few years now, and she keeps the friend vibes going by being such a great host. Meanwhile the dancers really give it their best when they are out on the floor whether their heats are contested or not.

2015 DC Dance Challenge

Pro-Am ballroom dance couple ©TimeLine Media
Pro-Am ballroom dance couple ©TimeLine Media
Amateur ballrooom dance couple ©TimeLine Media
Washington DC ballroom dance couple ©TimeLine Media

As far as the photos at the website, I have tried to sort them based on the number worn by the gentlemen during competition heats. If there are any that have been misfiled, please let me know!

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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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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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