Cambridge Dancers’ Club

One of the reasons that I photograph a lot of dance, is that I’m also passionate about dancing myself. Thanks to the breadth of opportunity and classes available in Cambridge, I’ve worked my way through Ballroom, Latin, Offbeat, Salsa, Acrobatic Rock’n’Roll, and Contemporary dance. Most of these styles are offered by Cambridge Dancers’ Club (CDC), which was, up until recently, the largest student society in Cambridge. They’re in the process of doing a large publicity drive to bring lots of new members to classes, which in turn feeds new members to the Cambridge University Dancesport Team, one of the most successful student dancesport teams in the country. While I was on the Cambridge University Rock’n’Roll Team, I created lots of publicity material for RnR classes and the CURnR Team, so CDC have commissioned me to create the new publicity material for this year. Having started on my Cambridge Ballerina Project this summer, I had the idea of a photoshoot in one of the most impressive locations in Cambridge (New Court, St. John’s), with 3-4 couples, representing each of the styles offered.

Cambridge Dancers' Club - Poster

Cambridge University Dancesport Team
One of 4 related photos, focusing on each couple in turn

Salsa Dancers, Cambridge University
Salsa dancers

Cambridge University Ballroom Dancers
Ballroom dancers

Cambridge University Ballroom Dancers

Ballroom Gentlemen
Ballroom Gents. So suave.

Amy & Steven's Wedding

Amy & Steven met during Rock’n’Roll dance classes at Cambridge University, and were the club’s most successful couple in years of competitions.

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The groom and best man take a walk before the ceremony

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Patient Page Boy

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The bride is greeted by her bridesmaids

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Newlywed kiss

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Dirty Dancing

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Cambridge University Graduate Ski Trip

The first Cambridge GU ski trip went to Avoriaz, on the French-Swiss border. The resort is part of the Portes-du-Soleil area, now the largest skiable domain in the world.

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Avoriaz
The resort of Avoriaz

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An experienced skier tackles the “orange”-rated Swiss Wall.

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A friend enjoys a little jump on the side of a piste

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Fresh snowfall on the last day

Sweden – Forest & Lakes Video

Over four days in August 2009, I visited a dozen nature reserves around South-Eastern Sweden (see my original post)

The sights were so beautiful and magical that I want to share them with as many people as possible.

Music: Julia – composed by Ludovico Einaudi, performed by Claude Schneider

Dance Photo on Cover of Cambridge Agenda Magazine

Several images from my recent publicity photoshoots with the Cambridge Contemporary Dance company have been used in a magazine article about the forthcoming Senate House show, and one of the most striking images was selected as the cover image for this month’s issue of Cambridgeshire Agenda.

You can view more images from the two shoots (photoshoot 1, photoshoot 2, image used for flyer/poster, final composite image), or download a copy of the article in PDF format.

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Download a PDF of the article (960kb)

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Cloud Forest Silhouette

I recently had a photoshoot with a dancer, and got some great photos of her in silhouette. Once I had processed the silhouette in black and white, I was then inspired by two of Magritte’s paintings, and here’s what I came up with.

Cloud Forest Silhouette

The inspirational Magritte paintings:
The Blank Check (left) and The Large Family (right)

Magritte Inspiration - The Blank Check, The Large Family

Cat on My Balcony

I was playing piano yesterday afternoon, in front of my balcony window, and spotted an unexpected listener on the balcony. I’ve occasionally seen cats wandering across the (1st floor) balcony, but not taking a nap there…

Cat sleeping on balcony

Cat on Balcony