Alice in Wonderland

It's a wrap! En Pointe School of Ballet presented Alice in Wonderland last week. A wacky, surreal, comedic ballet that took them a bit over 5 months to pull together and share. It was a wonderfully crazy experience and we were so excited to photograph the dress rehearsals and performances. EPB chose to follow the cartoon variation of the tale incorporating a chief, walrus, baby clams, a turtle, lobster, some dancing birds, the Tweedles, a fish and toad, a conga line of ballerinas who changed into beautiful butterflies, some jealous flowers, and the Cheshire Cat. We laughed with the Queen of Hearts and her terrified guards and cried during the Pas de Deux between Alice and the Knave. 

It was an adorably overwhelming production that the school of dancers and their crew of teachers should be very proud of sharing.

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Dance Session with Paige

The passion for dance doesn't fade away when you reach 18. I've observed an increase in dance studios offering classes for adults over the past few years. It's exciting and inspiring to see adults either continue the dance classes they began as children or start fresh without any prior experience. I was delighted to have the chance to work with some adults from a few of these classes.

I contacted each dancer separately to create a plan to transform their short session into something enjoyable and memorable. Paige is one of these dancers. From the start, she had a clear vision of what she wanted and was prepared to work. Paige possesses remarkable flexibility, along with the strength and skill to perform on pointe. She is a talented young woman, and it was a delight to collaborate with her to produce a series of photos that she can be proud of, showcasing her talent!

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Artistic Fabric Dance Session

There is nothing quite as intimidating as stepping outside of your comfort zone and trying new things. While I’ve made minor attempts at adding fabric movement into my dance sessions in the past we’ve always struggled due to a lack of time and focus. Working with fabric in a dance sessions takes a lot of extra attention to detail in order to make that movement look the way that we want to in camera. I finally set up a session with a couple of my dancers where the only focus was on getting those good flowing fabric poses. There is definitely a steep learning curve. Keltsee and Elysian were total pros and did an epic job keeping the focus on their technique, lovely

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expressions, and moving with the fabric. 🤍