Gwen posing for the cam before heading off to class
Getting dressed for class while her boyfriend waits.
She's not alone in this particular activity of preparing her toes with bandages before dancing. This is quite common and is what makes dancing such an painstaking endeavor
Class is about to begin...
These stretches are performed throughout the entire class period, 1.5 hrs. At the beginning most start with their sweats on and then gradually shed them as their muscles loosen and skin become moistened with work.
The teacher gave a sense of connectivity with all her students, gaining all of their attention effortlessly. When exampling steps and positions she displayed both gentleness and strength.
Gwen as she's having a slight break while the teacher speaks.
Dancer giggles with her classmate as she momentarily loses balance.
It was at this point that the students began to utilize the entire floor for spins as they move forward, not to mention leaps.
A moment in time that I felt was simply beautiful. It wasn't my intention to capture her alone, but by chance I had and it was at that moment that I'd finally gotten what I came here for; not even having fully understood what it was up until then.
A couple final leaps were captured before this class came to an end, there's a second but I wasn't able to stay. Coming here was certainly a good decision.
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Shooting Session/Class with Gwen
I felt the need to photograph subjects but couldn't think of anything in particular. Then I decided to ask my friend Gwen if I could come to one of her classes to photograph her and her classmates doing what they enjoy doing most. It was interesting to watch these girls going through their normal routines, the intense stretches and ability to walk on the tips of their toes. I'd taken over 300 shots but these are my personal likes of them all.