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Arthur Murray – Showcase Week

Arthur Murray Silver Spring, MD - ©TimeLine Media

Chantilly, Virginia

Today, I am back to work after the long holiday weekend. Overall we had nice weather, and we took advantage of the luck by spending a lot of time outside. The big project to work on for this week of course is the upcoming DC Area Arthur Murray Summer Showcase. It will be held this Sunday, June 1, 2014 at the Hilton McLean in Tysons Corner, VA. Similarly to our other events, the photos will be posted to the proofing website about a week after the event here:

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Arthur Murray Silver Spring, MD - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Silver Spring, MD – ©TimeLine Media

Foxtrot Professional Show

The photos on today’s post are from a Foxtrot performed by the Arthur Murray Silver Spring, Maryland studio. These two have been regulars on the blog as they do many shows to end these events. We have also seen them competing in open professional competitions together, so they are very well-practiced for the spotlight.

Foxtrot Pro Show - ©TimeLine Media
Foxtrot Pro Show – ©TimeLine Media

In their shows, they display their artistry and story-telling along with their technical skills. This Foxtrot had some beautiful lines that matched with the music. From my position, I was able to get a lot of these poses nicely as they moved around the floor.

Foxtrot Showcase - ©TimeLine Media
Foxtrot Showcase – ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Silver Spring, MD - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Silver Spring, MD – ©TimeLine Media

These two add new wrinkles to their shows as they continue to progress in their dancing. Even though we have seen them dance so many shows in previous events, there is always something new that pops up with each routine. It continues to make them a crowd favorite with the students and staff from the other studios. I always look forward to see what they come with when I see them on the program. More shows like this will be on display this weekend. I’ll be ready!

Foxtrot Showcase - ©TimeLine Media
Foxtrot Showcase – ©TimeLine Media

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Silver Spring Professional Show

Arthur Murray Silver Spring, MD - ©TimeLine Media

It has been a while since I posted some ballroom dance photos! There are a few of the professional shows from the 2013 Arthur Murray Fall Showcase that I have not yet featured on the blog. Today, I will post photos from the Swing show by the Silver Spring, MD studio.

Arthur Murray Professional Show - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Professional Show – ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Professional Show - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Professional Show – ©TimeLine Media

This show had a lot of fun personality! There was a great playful character to the dancing that had a lightness and quick action that was fun to watch. This was a great display of Swing technique by these two that really made for some great photos.

Arthur Murray Swing Professional Show - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Swing Professional Show – ©TimeLine Media

The Swing is a dance that brings lots of people into the studio. It can be done to a lot of modern and classic rock music, so it has a familiar feel to all levels of dancers. These two put on a nice display to inspire students to continue learning new figures.

Arthur Murray Silver Spring, MD - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Silver Spring, MD – ©TimeLine Media

The speed of the action of this dance had great movement in her dress. It was hard to catch in the camera they were so quick! The Silver Spring crowd should be proud of another great showing by their staff.

Arthur Murray Silver Spring, MD - ©TimeLine Media
Arthur Murray Silver Spring, MD – ©TimeLine Media

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Viennese Waltz Professional Show – Tech Thursday

Photographing professional dancers on the floor is a privilege! Being an amateur ballroom dancer, I appreciate the work that is put into these shows. From a strictly technical standpoint, I admire the ease with which dancers can move so quickly across the floor together not missing a step especially with EVERYONE at the event watching. This is also a targeted audience – they all have an interest and knowledge in dancing, and many are colleagues and mentors that coach and cheer on each other.

Sheraton Tysons

This post focuses on the Viennese Waltz show performed by the Arthur Murray studio of Silver Spring, MD. There was someone that made a great video of the performance. At this time, I am following all of these with my eye to the viewfinder. Due to the nature of photography I miss parts of these because of the job I am there to do. I am grateful to those that take the time to create and post these so I can see them later. I can compare how the photos represent the same scene very differently. The photos create more dimension with lighting, and colors can be saturated with the flash. With the video, you see the movement of the dancers, the music echoing in the room, the audience reaction to the performance. Here are some of my favorites from the show along with the time markers on the video where the images were captured. Thanks to K Vidal for posting!

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0:12 on the video – Arthur Murray Silver Spring Viennese Waltz ©TimeLine Media
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1:35 on the video – Arthur Murray Silver Spring ©TimeLine Media
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2:41 on the video – Arthur Murray Silver Spring ©TimeLine Media

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