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American Star Ball Expiring | Dancesport Photography

Looking ahead in the schedule, I can see that I will be occupied with a lot of things in the coming week. Because of this, I want to let anyone that reads the blog and social networks of TimeLine Media that the photos from the American Star Ball held last May are going to expire from the website on Monday, September 15, 2014. This weekend of ballroom dancing was packed with lots of action photos, and thanks to everyone that visited and purchased their favorites since they were released.

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American-Star-Ball-Dancesport-Championships-©TimeLine-Media

It has been a while since I have viewed the photos from this collection, and I have forgotten a lot! The grand ballroom at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City is a great place to shoot ballroom dance photos. Especially in the way these organizers set it up. Of course, sitting at the short side of the floor gives you a long distance to blur the background. Concurrently, the dark red and black color theme really helps the photos pop off the screen. Digital cameras have always liked red. Although sometimes a little too much! But it is much easier to dial that back down than to try to find a good saturation level later.

Rhythm-dance-2014-AMSB-©TimeLine-Media
Rhythm-dance-2014-AMSB-©TimeLine-Media
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American-Star-Ball-Dancesport-Championships-©TimeLine-Media

The other good part about going to this competition was the participation from all the dancers, volunteers, organizers, music directors, and other entertainers that contributed so much to the weekend. Amanda and Ilya Reyzin have really put together a great team, and they make sure that everything – including the vendors – have everything they need. We have enjoyed working with them and providing great images for their guests. We hope to see all of you at the 2015 American Star Ball next year!

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American-Star-Ball-Dancesport-Championships-©TimeLine-Media

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American Star Ball Photo Sale Ending

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

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The early-bird sale on all orders from the 2014 American Star Ball ends tonight! Right now, all prices on prints, albums, and digital downloads are all discounted at the TimeLine Media proofing site from this event. After Monday June 9, 2014, the sale prices will expire, and prices will go to their normal rates. The photos will still be viewable on the website until September 15, 2014. Be on the look out here on the email list for any other special pricing that may be offered over the summer. Here is a directly link to the photos:

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

There were so many great images from this event. I really enjoyed the variety of dance categories on display. In addition to the competitive amateur and pro-am heats, there were lots of solo showcases, dance formations, and even some live singing!

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

We are so thankful to everyone that have visited the website and picked up some of their favorite images. The dancers came to the competition so prepared with their dancing, and woke up early each morning to get their hair and makeup ready. I had to make sure I was ready to capture all of their hard work in photos. It was nice to see familiar people on the dance floor and at the booth during breaks. You gave us such nice compliments on our photos, and am happy that we can provide you prints for you to share. Online, we have seen lots of our images being passed along in Facebook which is always a thrill. Thanks again to Amanda and Ilya Reyzin, the organizers, for having us cover their event. We hope to be back again next year!

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

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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:

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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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