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That’s Dancing Winter Showcase – 2014 Professional Staff Performances

Marielle and Carlos Pabon after the That's Dancing Winter Showcase ©TimeLine Media
Marielle and Carlos Pabon dancing at the That's Dancing Winter Showcase ©TimeLine Media
Marielle and Carlos Pabon dancing at the That’s Dancing Winter Showcase ©TimeLine Media

Columbia, Maryland

That’s Dancing Ballroom and Dancesport Center in Jessup, Maryland has an awesome staff that goes to great lengths to give a great experience to their students. This shows in the support they get from their students, and the friends of their studio that come to see their Showcases. I enjoy the effort they put into turning a hotel ballroom into a proper venue for dance performances.

2014 Professional Staff Showcase dancing at the That's Dancing Winter Showcase ©TimeLine Media
2014 Professional Staff Showcase dancing at the That’s Dancing Winter Showcase ©TimeLine Media

Marielle weaves together a theme throughout each Showcase. Sometimes there will be trivia questions between numbers along that theme. It is a clever way to give time for costume and shoe changes. And it keeps the audience paying attention to what they are watching. It has them perked up to see what the next set of dancers will show them.

2014 Professional Showcase dancing at the That's Dancing Winter Showcase ©TimeLine Media
2014 Professional Showcase dancing at the That’s Dancing Winter Showcase ©TimeLine Media

These photos are from the final act of the night where the staff and the professional dancers that teach at the studio perform for everyone. It gives inspiration to everyone watching to continue dancing! I’m sure they come back from the Showcases with ideas for their next performance. Even the judges will get in on the dancing.

Professional Shows

2014 Professional Showcase dancing at the That's Dancing Winter Showcase ©TimeLine Media
2014 Professional Showcase dancing at the That’s Dancing Winter Showcase ©TimeLine Media
2014 Professional Showcase dancing at the That's Dancing Winter Showcase ©TimeLine Media
2014 Professional Showcase dancing at the That’s Dancing Winter Showcase ©TimeLine Media

These photos were from 2014, and I need to make some room on the server for new events. On Monday, they will be moved from the TimeLine Media proofing site, and will be sent to the archives. This will be your last chance to see and purchase photos from this event, so please send the link to anyone that may like to see the photos. Thanks to Marielle and Carlos for having me cover their Showcase again this holiday season!

Marielle and Carlos Pabon after the That's Dancing Winter Showcase ©TimeLine Media
Marielle and Carlos Pabon after the That’s Dancing Winter Showcase ©TimeLine Media

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That’s Dancing Winter Showcase – Student Performances

That's Dancing Winter Showcase - student routine
That's Dancing Winter Showcase - student routine
2014 That’s Dancing Winter Showcase – student routine

Columbia, Maryland

Last December we made another trip to Columbia, Maryland to visit the staff and students from That’s Dancing on their 2014 winter showcase. Carlos and Marielle Pabon have such a supportive dance studio with dancers that really put on a show for their friends and dance family twice a year at their Showcases. Their holiday edition was again a nice display of the work that they put on to display what they have been working on with choreographed pieces that the staff worked on over the last few months.

That's Dancing Winter Showcase - student routine
That’s Dancing Winter Showcase – student routine

I really enjoyed these photos both in how they were setup, and the showmanship of the dancers. This style of performance really differs from competition dancing. Here, they have a definite direction which to face to make contact with the audience. With this in mind, they position their best lines towards the crowd. I can also photograph from an elevated position since I am in the best position for most of the performances.

Chicago Student Formation from That's Dancing Studio ©TimeLine Media
Chicago Student Formation from That’s Dancing Studio ©TimeLine Media

Carlos works to make sure his students look their best in the photos. As a partnership, both dancers are focused on both the audience and their leader or follower at the same time! It is nice to watch as everything comes together for them – the dance that they want to perform to the music that they carefully selected. You can see from the photos that their months of learning the material has paid off, and the audience showed their appreciation throughout the night!

Carlos Pabon dancing with a student from That's Dancing Studio ©TimeLine Media
Carlos Pabon dancing with a student from That’s Dancing Studio ©TimeLine Media
Student Showcase at the 2014 That’s Dancing Winter Showcase ©TimeLine Media

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2015 Arthur Murray Spring Freestyles photos released

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

Presenting the Potomac Cup at the Arthur Murray Spring Freestyles ©TimeLine Media
Presenting the Potomac Cup at the Arthur Murray Spring Freestyles ©TimeLine Media
Virginia wins the Potomac Cup at the Spring Freestyles event in Tysons, VA ©TimeLine Media
Virginia wins the Potomac Cup at the Spring Freestyles event in Tysons, VA ©TimeLine Media

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

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