Posts Tagged ‘competition’

Black Friday Re-release!

©TimeLine Media - Arthur Murray 2013

I hear it is the biggest shopping day of the year! For Black Friday, all the photos from 2013 that TimeLine Media has covered have been re-released. All expired events are now back on the proofing website through the holidays. If they have been re-uploaded, they will be viewable until January 13, 2014!

Tysons, Virginia

©TimeLine Media - Arthur Murray 2013
©TimeLine Media – Arthur Murray 2013

We have made so many great images this year. It is a blessing, and a privilege to have access to capture these images of dancers both amateur and professional throughout the year. As a dancer, you are always learning and improving. Steps become more natural, patterns more easily done with your partner, your lines get straighter, you travel farther with each stride, you take up more of the floor with your routine.

©TimeLine Media - USA Dance Mid-Atlantic Championships
©TimeLine Media – USA Dance Mid-Atlantic Championships

The photographs document your progress. You can see how you used to dance, and see how far you have come. They freeze moments from the routine you worked on for months, to recall before the next time you perform.

©TimeLine Media - American Star Ball
©TimeLine Media – American Star Ball

They help you to celebrate your accomplishments, and point you in the direction you want to go next time. Maybe it is for a higher placing in the competition, maybe it is trying a new dance you have not tried, or maybe it is just refining what you already know.

©TimeLine Media - Baltimore Dancesport Challenge
©TimeLine Media – Baltimore Dancesport Challenge

These are the same things that I think about when setting out to photograph the next subject. I try to be at least as good as the last time, but I try to push and be better. Photography, like dancing, is a skill that you can always learn and improve. The journey can be frustrating, and you may not reach your goals every time you attempt, but there are lessons each time you get out there. And the results you come back with may surprise you. Thank you to all the dancers, studios, and friends that have been on the other side of our lenses!

©TimeLine Media - Arthur Murray 2013
©TimeLine Media – Arthur Murray 2013

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Fall Showcase Editing

©TimeLine Media - Cha Cha professional show by Arthur Murray - Columbia

Tysons, Virginia

My feet, and back are sore, and I didn’t even dance one heat yesterday! It was a long day at the Arthur Murray Fall Showcase, but we did make lots of photos of all the routines and the All-Around competition. The dancers are starting to recover, and I have started editing the photos so that we can share them with you this weekend. We really enjoyed catching up with dancers from other studios! We appreciate all the nice feedback we received from those of you that ordered pictures and digital downloads from us. It is really nice to hear how you are displaying your photos, and showing them off to your friends.

Again we were treated to some awesome professional shows to end the evening. I have not even looked at the photos from last night, but I thought I would share some from the Fall Freestyles that have not been posted on the blog yet. This was a Cha Cha by Brandon and Carolina from Arthur Murray – Columbia.

©TimeLine Media - editing Cha Cha professional show by Arthur Murray - Columbia
©TimeLine Media – Cha Cha professional show by Arthur Murray – Columbia

These two put on some of the most entertaining shows! They really engage with the audience with their technical and sharp lines. Overall, it makes editing their photos an enjoyable job! Last night, they each had different partners for their professional shows which I am sure will be featured in the blog as soon as I can get them finished.

©TimeLine Media -  editing Cha Cha professional show by Arthur Murray - Columbia
©TimeLine Media – Cha Cha professional show by Arthur Murray – Columbia

Stay tuned here and on the TimeLine Media Facebook page for updates on when all the photos will be done and ready on the proofing site. We will be taking Thursday off for eating and football, but I still plan to have them done by Saturday. Thank you!

©TimeLine Media - Cha Cha professional show by Arthur Murray - Columbia
©TimeLine Media – Cha Cha professional show by Arthur Murray – Columbia

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Arthur Murray Fall Showcase Today!

©TimeLine Media - Arthur Murray - Ashburn professional show

All day today we will be at the Sheraton Premiere in Tysons Corner, VA for the DC Area Arthur Murray Fall Showcase event. It will be a great day of ballroom dancing! This is the completion of months of hard work for the students and teachers in the area studios, and I am sure they are ready to show off for their friends and studio mates. Along with the new event cards that we had printed to hand out today, we also have two new large posters to show off at the booth. One has images from the beautiful Foxtrot show by the Arthur Murray – Ashburn, VA studio.

©TimeLine Media - Arthur Murray - Ashburn professional show
©TimeLine Media – Arthur Murray – Ashburn professional show

As someone once said during an event, for some, ballroom dancing is all about the Foxtrot. It is routines like this which really makes that point! It is a credit to the dancers when the movement looks natural – like walking down the street. When in actuality it is very challenging to do! It is also a challenge to make it look different from the other smooth dances – the swaying of the Waltz, or the sharp staccato of the Tango.

We are looking forward to another great set of professional shows to finish the evening tonight. We will post more highlights from them here on the blog as the photos are completed. To see all the photos from the Fall Showcase, they will be posted at the proofing website approximately a week after the event. Stay tuned here on the blog for daily updates, or “Like” our Facebook page for updates on your wall.

©TimeLine Media - Arthur Murray - Ashburn professional show
©TimeLine Media – Arthur Murray – Ashburn professional show

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