As a young child, like many other girls I took dancing lessons and loved it. I loved to wear the costumes and watch them sparkle in the lights as I twirled around and dreamed one day of becoming a ballerina. Like many others my dreams changed and I grew up to become passionate about photography. Over the past few years I have had the great opportunity of photographing for the Royal Dance Conservatory and meeting Jill and Kevin Demianiw along with their daughter, Whiney and the rest of the wonderful staff at RDC.
On Saturday May 7, 2011 I met Jill along with a group of fabulous dancers from the RDC Competitive Division to do a photo shoot. I wanted to try something a little different and explore my creativity but keeping the artistic design focused on the dancer. This group of ladies were not only beautiful, talented, and charismatic but they each brought a sense of their own individuality to every frame and it was such a wonderful experience even though between takes they shivered due to the rain and cold.
A special thank you to all of the dancers, Whitney, Taryn, Julia, Karlee, Mackenzie, Shannon, Nicole and Kristin.
I would also like to thank all of the parents who came out to cheer us on as the girls danced between the raindrops and to my assistant Darlene for helping with the lights.
This project couldn't have been possible without the help, support, and creative mind of Jill, you are a photographer's dream with your amazing talent to incorporate elegant design, movement, and poise in your Art Direction.
Enjoy the photos, I truly had a wonderful time!
