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March 28, 2015

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2015 Arthur Murray Spring Freestyles photos released

Columbia, MD Arthur Murray at Spring Freestyles in Tysons, VA ©TimeLine Media

Gaithersburg, MD Arthur Murray at Spring Freestyles in Tysons, VA ©TimeLine Media

Tysons, Virginia

We covered another gathering of dancers for the Arthur Murray 2015 Spring Freestyles last week at the McLean Hilton in Tysons. With all of the students in one ballroom throughout the entire weekend, the crowd was LOUD! They were enthusiastically supportive of their dance friends as they danced through heats Friday afternoon to Saturday evening.

Judges at the Arthur Murray Spring Freestyles ©TimeLine Media — Judges at the Arthur Murray 2015 Spring Freestyles ©TimeLine Media

The craziest part of the event made for the best photos. That was the hotly contested Potomac Cup Team Match. In these heats, students from different schools will dance with students from other schools at their same level. Most will have never danced with each other before. But because of the core syllabus that is taught at all Arthur Murray studios, they can dance their figures together. The competition is between the schools from Virginia – Alexandria, Ashburn, Tysons Corner, and Virginia Beach – against the Maryland studios of Chevy Chase, Columbia, Gaithersburg, Silver Spring.

Potomac Cup

There was a theme to the teams as well. Virginia came in their best cowboy Western gear, while Maryland dressed as fairy tale characters. This is a big departure from the ballroom gowns and suits all of the other heats! In the end, Virginia was judged to take the Potomac Cup this time!

Arthur Murray Virginia Beach, VA studio at Spring Freestyles ©TimeLine Media

During dinner on Saturday, I was asked by some of the studios to get some group photos. It is always nice to see their happy faces after having all of their hard work pay off. Everyone is much more relaxed, and ready to enjoy some social dancing and professional shows!

Virginia Beach, Virginia Arthur Murray at Spring Freestyles in Tysons, VA ©TimeLine Media

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March 4, 2015

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Maryland Dancesport Championships sale ending

Baltimore, Maryland

I extended the sale for the Maryland Dancesport Championships a few days. Since I did not properly give notice on the blog or on the social networks it, I added some days. The new deadline in FRIDAY March 6, 2015 for the early-bird discounts at the TimeLine Media proofing site:

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Maryland Dancesport Championships - ©TimeLine Media — Maryland Dancesport Championships – ©TimeLine Media

The photos from this competition were excellent all-around. We had a great group of photographers that helped us cover the action on the dance floor! I am just disappointed that I have not had the time to properly blog about the experience at this competition with awesome new owners, Amanda and Ilya Reyzin. We were so happy that they invited us to photograph another of their events, and we had a great time over the 3 days in Baltimore.

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They always decorate the ballroom so nicely, but they add in a bit of modern technology with each competition. This time, they had a huge 4K screen as a backdrop to the dais above the floor. The photographers really used this to their advantage to make for some different image compositions.

We had a great time visiting with so many local dancers since it was so close to home. We made sure to reconnect, and of course, get their new figures in the can as they have been working hard on new moves and new costumes since they last time we saw them. The professional competitive heats were really exceptional to watch. This was the one time I was thankful that I did not have to photograph as much so that I could enjoy seeing the action without being stuck in the viewfinder!

Professional Competition

This is the second competition where I had the opportunity to do so, and it is hard for me to decide which I enjoy more – enjoying the dancing live, or revisiting the action in photos after the fact. I do love reviewing the photos, but being in the room with the music blasting, and the dresses whizzing across the floor right in front of you – it is an awesome experience that is impossible to replicate in stills or video. The photos are still excellent, but I have to admit, I have enjoyed both and cannot wait until the next opportunity to see dancers on the floor!

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January 12, 2015

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Happy 2015! | Event Photographer

I cannot believe another year has passed and we are already at the start of 2015! We are recovering from all the events and photos over the holiday season. I still have a lot of personal photos to go through, but all the images that we had from dances and events covered from December have been posted and released. I finished just in time as this is the last day to view photos from events that were renewed for the holidays. After tonight the photos from these events will be removed from the proofing site:

2014 USA Dance Mid-Atlantic Championships
Baltimore Dancesport Challenge – 2014
2014 River City Ballroom Dance Competition
DC Area Arthur Murray Spring Freestyles – 2014
2014 American Star Ball
DC Area Arthur Murray Summer Showcase – 2014
That’s Dancing Summer Showcase – 2014
Bachata Masters Event – June 2014
DC Area Arthur Murray Fall Freestyles – 2014

The four remaining events will be available to share and view until their originally posted expiration dates. There is a coupon available for the last minute orders. If you have $100 or more, you can save $20.14 on your order by entering the coupon code: 2014

Happy 2015!

There are just so many images that I am proud of from the last year. I still plan to do some sort of retrospective on the blog. The variety of shoots that I did really helped to round out my portfolio. It was great to get experience in new venues and different subjects. I have some new ones on the schedule that I am really excited about sharing with you this year. The first big event on the calendar is the upcoming Maryland Dancesport Championships on February 5-7 at the BWI Marriott. Amanda and Ilya Reyzin are the new owners of this competition, and we are so happy to be working with them again. They run a very smooth competition, and attract a lot of great dancers for their events. Stay tuned here for more as the date gets closer!

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