Category Archive: Dance Journalism

cable beach kids

cable beach kids

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This shot, of two children dancing for fun at dusk on Cable Beach continues several themes, that of photographing children, that of low light photography and the most important to me, which is… Continue reading →

flashmob dancer waving the Union flag

waving the flag

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More from the flashmob at Westfields Stratford City, I enjoyed taking these because of the dancer’s obvious enjoyment of the entire performance.

competitors performing the tango cliche in the rain

dancing in the wet village square

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Very nearly one of those tango clichés I’m working to avoid in http://atomic-temporary-34270865.wpcomstaging.com/category/essence-of-tango-series/, this is another of the pairs competing in the Strictly-style competition at last year’s Vuokatti Dance Festival (http://www.vuokattidancefestival.com/en/frontpage/)

4 women competitors enjoying every their performance

four star formation

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This shot was also taken at the first Vuokatti Dance Festival. Part of a huge group, I shot these dancers in isolation because I wanted to emphasize their faces.

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competing in the rain at Vuokatti Dance Festival

dancing in the rain

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I shot this at the Vuokatti Dance Festival, is of a local Strictly-style competition. Local celebrities were judged by locals selected in a competition. The rain made no difference to anyone although it… Continue reading →

vuokatti dance festival group

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I had a fantastic time at the first Vuokatti Dance Festival in Finland last year where, apart from all kinds of public performances in the rain, they held the first over-30s dance competition… Continue reading →

Two older people dancing tango in front of a small private plane

you’re never too old to tango

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Not too long ago a tango dancing (tanguero) friend told me that I was a tango addict because I keep a pair of tango shoes in the boot of my car. He has… Continue reading →

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Trafalgar Square Tea Dance

trafalgar tea dance

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More from Big Dance 2010 (we now have 83 days to go until Big Dance 2012), this was part of the Tea Dance in Trafalgar Square. It wasn’t busy at all while I… Continue reading →

ascending the human castle

building human castles

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Conventional shots of the finished human castle have their place, but I wanted to give an idea of what it feels like to do. It’s really hard work and each supporting member must… Continue reading →

Castellars from the University of Girona

human castles in the sun

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It’s on days like this that I find myself thinking how much I love my job. At the University of Girona, the challenge was to show that being a Castellar (a human castle… Continue reading →