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Spring Freestyles almost expired

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Spring Freestyles photos are almost done – time really flies during a busy ballroom season! The deadline on both the sale expiring on the Showcase photos, and Baltimore DanceSport photos expiring from the website really came quickly. So in order to give a little more heads up, I will try to post here earlier when photo deadlines are coming up.

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Potomac Cup at the DC Arthur Murray Freestyles ©TimeLine Media

In that case, I want to post that the photos from the Arthur Murray Spring Freestyles will be expiring from the website in 2 weeks on July 29, 2013. After that date, it will be $30 to get the photos out of the archive server, and re-uploaded to the image server. There were 6500+ images from this 2-day event. We have sent prints and digital files from these all over the region, and a few across the country!

Thanks to everyone that visited the website for these – here is a direct link to the photos from this event. In case you forgot some of the events from that day, there were lots of great dancing on the large dance floor split into 2 separate areas. Both sides were full for most of the day, and teams from Maryland and Virginia competed for the Potomac Cup! The football-themed team from Maryland bested the Japanese-themed team from Virginia to regain the championship. Everyone that was there for the Potomac Cup took a little time to do a Harlem Shake!

https://www.youtube.com/embed/e4W9Fkd5H2A

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DC Arthur Murray Freestyles ©TimeLine Media

We enjoyed both the photography and videography from this event, and we know there will be more in store for the next competition. We plan to be there to cover that as well, so stay tuned for more photos from then. Thank you!

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Arthur Murray – Virginia Beach

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I am busy getting things ready for the upcoming Arthur Murray Summer Showcase. I need some prints to display at the event, and it is always fun to look back and find good images to show. If I get creative, I will add some effects to the posters, but I’m not the best at Photoshop. If I get anything really good, I’ll definitely put it on the blog. For the photos today, I have some photos from the Arthur Murray – Virginia Beach studio. They had a strong representation at the Spring Freestyles event with custom posters for cheering on their students. Additionally, their staff danced two professional shows! We hope to see them again later in the year. Enjoy!

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Virginia Beach studio - Arthur Murray Spring Freestyles ©TimeLine Media
Virginia Beach studio – Arthur Murray Spring Freestyles ©TimeLine Media

Although they have the longest to drive to our events in northern Virginia, the VB studio is not short on enthusiasm! Being that the staff from these franchise dance studios are familiar with each other, they make it easier for the students attending the event. Undeniably they added to the excitement of the event. Not only did they add to the number of dancers out there, they treated us to pro shows that finished the weekend right!

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Dance Instructors

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“Hold your head up!”

“Smile!”

Ballroom dancing events are displays of color, motion, and hard work. And like other sporting events, dancesport comes with lots of coaching! Dance instructors see your dancing from the beginning to just before you go onto the floor. Sometimes, they are on the floor with you – right in front of you to help you perform your best.

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©TimeLine Media – Arthur Murray 2013 Spring Freestyles

I actually don’t remember these few minutes I was on the dance floor – thank goodness my partner knew what she was doing. Muscle memory just takes over for me, and instructors can get us back on track in case we drift off somewhere in the middle. During the last heat before the break for dinner, I caught these few photos of an instructor shouting encouragement to her students, an amateur couple on the floor.

For me, I can remember people shouting our names and even though I can’t feel my hands or feet, I can get through 2 minutes of dancing in front of the judges and the rest of the audience with a little more confidence. Maybe I don’t remember every piece of advice on posture, foot placement, or cues to lead my partner, but I can get through it, and build a little confidence to go out for another heat.

It is hard to get these in photos with all that’s going on during a competition, but I am sure every dancer knows the experience. The teachers put in so much work to get students ready – and to convince us to get out there. It must be satisfying to see the results!

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Dance instructors encouraging students at the Spring Freestyles ©TimeLine Media
Dance instructors encouraging students at the Spring Freestyles ©TimeLine Media
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