On any given afternoon, you walk into what could be the most beautiful professional dance studio just about anywhere. While the daze of entrancing, glimmering chandeliers begins to subside you find yourself wondering what you’re doing standing in the doorway. Ribbons of energy swirl through the room along side the rhythms of Salsa, Tango, Paso Doble, one right after the other. There is something slightly unusual though.
Everyone in the room is under 25 with most being even half a decade shy. The instructors, secretaries and manager, not a single person an exception to the rule. This is not always the case, however, they are the shining stars that compose 90+ percent of the company. Talented, ambitious young men and women who are world champions and masters, leaping back and forth extending their hand, skill and smile.
Over the years DanceWithMeUsa(.com) has grown into NYC, their first two studios were in Long Island and New Jersey respectively. The staff have become a team which exists outside the studio walls and was brought together by the musical sanctuaries. This room filled with a heap of suns can say dancing never gets boring. When not competing, teaching or attending school in search of higher education, DWM staff have gone from strangers to coworkers to friends to family. They change their professional shoes for their socialite attire and Jive on arm in arm into the night.
This is brilliant! It’s simple and yet totally captured the essence of the mood of those who are within the community of this ‘place’- the vibrant, eagerness and youth…
My favorite is the fourth photo where the pair is dancing. it’s just lively.
The whole set is non-repeatative, and the angles of all shots are nicely selected.
In my opinion, to improve the set, you might want to include more interaction in between the dancers and the audience. For example, a photo of two dancers hugging each other while dancing or a few dancers laughing while having some conversations will greatly boost up the vibe of this community.
Excellent start. You have some very strong pictures that convey a strong sense of place and as Vern noted, really capture the mood as well. The photo of the couple dancing has just the right amount of blur to feel swept up in the movement.
Love that quote by Albert Einstein.
Now you need to show us more of what you describe in your essay. The sense of community comes through in the text, let’s see it more in the photos.