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American Star Ball – Behind the Scenes

The photos from last weekend’s 2014 American Star Ball are now uploading to the website! We have tried to quickly sort through all the images by the number worn by gentlemen during competitive heats. To see the photos, visit the direct link to the photos here:

http://proofs.timelinedc.com

Behind the Scenes - ©TimeLine Media
Behind the Scenes – ©TimeLine Media

For this post, I wanted to show some of the behind the scenes photos that I made over the weekend. Of course my main focus was on all the dancing on the floor. There were many more entries at the competition this year, so I did not have that much time to get extras, but here are a few!

Judges at the 2014 American Star Ball - ©TimeLine Media
Judges at the 2014 American Star Ball – ©TimeLine Media

The competition ran early all weekend. With the work of our deck captain, the dancers were organized and ready to dance for all their heats keeping things almost up to 20 minute ahead of schedule!

Deck Captain at the American Star Ball - ©TimeLine Media
Deck Captain at the American Star Ball – ©TimeLine Media

With all the extra time, there was also time to celebrate a couple of birthdays!

Birthday surprise - ©TimeLine Media
Birthday surprise – ©TimeLine Media

The emcees also worked all weekend announcing all the dances, the award winners, and sometimes, singing along with all the great music!

Emcee at the dais - ©TimeLine Media
Emcee at the dais – ©TimeLine Media
Behind the Scenes - ©TimeLine Media
Behind the Scenes – ©TimeLine Media

Dancesport competitions always have so much to take in. This is just a snippet of all the activity going on in and around the event. It is important to try to capture more than just the dancing to help tell the story of the weekend. There is so much that goes on before the dancers hit the floor. What you see out there is the final presentation, but I wanted to highlight some of the work that is being done throughout to make sure the dancers remain the focus and grab all the attention of those coming through the doors. The organizers were successful in doing just that!

Amanda & Ilya - ©TimeLine Media
Amanda & Ilya – ©TimeLine Media

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2014 American Star Ball

Amanda and Ilya Reyzin - ©TimeLine Media

Sorry for no posting on Friday! I forgot to send out a message on here that there would be no blog post since we were in Atlantic City, NJ covering the American Star Ball Championships. It was a busy, but productive weekend for TimeLine Media. We were able to catch up with a lot of ballroom dancers and friends that we see only on our trips north. The hosts, Ilya and Amanda Reyzin were terrific hosts to the participants, and to us over the three days.

Amanda and Ilya Reyzin - ©TimeLine Media
Amanda and Ilya Reyzin – ©TimeLine Media

As usual, we made lots of photos – close to 9000 images of dancing on the floor, some behind the scenes, awards, and some special requests as usual throughout the event. There were also some great shows at the end of each night of competition. There were formations, and other group performances that were well-received by the dance crowd. We were very happy to make memorable images from the weekend. We are now editing and sorting the photos so that we can share the entire collection with everyone. By this weekend, all of the photos will be available to view on the proofing website:

http://proofs.timelinedc.com
2014 American Star Ball Championships - ©TimeLine Media
2014 American Star Ball Championships – ©TimeLine Media

We are so thankful to everyone that came by the booth to look at their previews, and had questions about their photos. Over the week, I will post updates on here to let you know the progress of their status. The judges and other volunteers worked very hard this weekend, and it paid off with such a first-class competition. You should be proud of your efforts, and know that most if not all that came will be back next year. We hope to be there too!

2014 American Star Ball Championships - ©TimeLine Media
2014 American Star Ball Championships – ©TimeLine Media

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Arthur Murray Chevy Chase – Rumba Professional Show

Rumba Professional Show - ©TimeLine Media

Chantilly, Virginia

Today’s post features photos from a Rumba pro show by the Arthur Murray Chevy Chase studio. Overall this studio consistently has a professional couple perform at the end of these events. It shows that they are supporting each other by helping and observing their practices. Above all, their shows are entertaining for the audiences. This show in particular incorporated steps that are taught in the studios to the students making it accessible and relatable to the audience.

Arthur Murray Chevy Chase, MD - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Chevy Chase, MD – ©TimeLine Media

The skill in performing these figures is what separates it from our practice steps! Their swivels, keeping their feet position correct – these subtleties are what makes this a show that you would review as you aspire to improve your dancing. Additionally, I hope to keep such a strong core body position in dancing Rumba. Many of the figures have such similar components that it makes it difficult to lead in a way that the lady can follow easily. In this performance, these two were both strong in keeping their position making for some especially nice lines in the photos.

Professional Show

Rumba - Arthur Murray Chevy Chase, MD - ©TimeLine Media
Rumba – Arthur Murray Chevy Chase, MD – ©TimeLine Media

This weekend we are preparing to take our photography on the road. We are going to make another collection of dance photos, so going through our last event is helping me get into the dance frame-of-mind. I am hoping that we can setup the lighting in similar positions given that I liked the results. The balance between the front and backlighting for these was perfect for the floor this size. Concurrently, the back lighting was not too strong to flare in the camera, and the front lighting was even across the floor. It allowed me to just concentrate on following the dancers, and made the post processing very fast.

Rumba Professional Show - ©TimeLine Media
Rumba Professional Show – ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Chevy Chase, MD - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Chevy Chase, MD – ©TimeLine Media

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