I have always been a fan of the ballet. for one I find the music beautiful and then the dancing is captivating. Last night we spent the night in Phoenix at the Ballet Under The Stars. Which was nice even though a storm rolled through and made everyone flee for there vehicles.
Chloe my daughter has been taking classes at the School of Ballet Arizona which is why my wife Talia volunteered at the school booth selling snacks, while me Chloe and Talia’s mom watched the performances. Well I was able to snap a couple of photos. I actually went behind the stage and took these. I wish I was able to get closer but didn’t want to disturb the crowd. so I made do with what I had.
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How fun. Reminds me of my days as a ballet dancer, taking over the stage and captivating the audience. Of course, I was eight, and the girl next to me had just peed her pants from stage fright and my little sister was the chubbiest bear who didn’t remember any moves. Memorable, nonetheless.
Ha Ha Ha very memorable. Thank you so much.
– james
GORGEOUS! 🙂
Thank so much, Its appreciated.
– james
these are gorgeous photos, james. i think i remember you from uber.com… or deviantart or something! anyway, congrats on being freshly pressed!
Thank you, and yes I do remember you from UBER.
– james
wow that first shot is beautiful
I really do like that one too. thanx.
– james
Awesome photos!! I live in Phoenix and LOVE Ballet Arizona’s “Ballet Under the Stars.” 🙂 I even used to take classes from their school. So glad this got Freshly Pressed and both your photos, and their talents, got some exposure!
–Shari
It is a awesome school, and im glad my daughter can be apart of it. And thank you so much.
– james
Cool.
I have always wanted to go to something like this. Thank you for the detailed photos.
Thank you for looking!
– james
Those ballet dancers.. anybody who can stand up straight on their toes has got to be doing something right. That’s impressive stuff right there.
It is pretty amazing. And Thanx!
– james
Wow!! Those are photos are just incredible! I love the black and white…very elegant. 🙂
Thank you, black and white is always awesome! 🙂
– james
These are stunning!
thank you very much.
– james
Absolutely beautiful!
Beautiful pictures; thanks for sharing and congrats on being freshly pressed!
Thank you! it is very exciting.
– james
beautiful photographs!
thank you very much.
– james
Beautiful! And graceful. I’d like to learn ballet.. it’s so sad, but at twenty, I already feel too old to try.
Great photos, the black and white is classic.
Aun Aqui
Thank you very much, Im sure if you look in your area they have adult classes somewhere. I don’t think one can be old to do it.
– james
Wow, I go to lunch and I come back and see that I was freshly pressed! that is so cool.
First off thank you to wordpress and to everyone for taking a look, it really means alot to me.
I tried responding to everyone that made a comment.
– james
What a memorable experience, seeing the ballet under the stars; it even sounds beautiful. I go to to the American Ballet Theater in NY, which in great, but have never seen an outdoor ballet. Thanks for the vision; I’ll dream of it tonight!
Ronnie
Thank you very much for the comment.
– james
Beautiful photos 🙂
thanx so much for the view and comment.
– james
This is absolutely mystifying! thanks for sharing!
Thank you for the comment, Im glad you looked. 🙂
– james
Love the two photographs:)
thanx alot! I appreciate it.
– james
Ballet! Ahh, had a class today. Thanks for the photos and congrats on Freshly Pressed. Nice to see something ballet-related at last!
Thank you, im glad to have shared the photos.
– james
lovely photography. really captures the entire sensation of experiencing a ballet or a show, where the lighting, music, and movement come together to evoke a feeling. http://www.saracardoza.wordpress.com
Thank you for looking and Thank you for looking at the photos.
Im glad that the photos express so much.
– james
Beautiful! It’s amazing what the human body is capable of.
Yes it is, and thank you so much for the comment.
– james
Beautiful pictures! Thank you!
thank you so much for the comment.
– james
nice pic. simple but so eye catching
Thanx I tend to make my images seem simple. And to be honest they usually are.
But im glad you liked it.
– james
This is great! Thank you for sharing this! 😀
thank you so much.
– james
beautiful!
-grace
Thank YOU
: )
– james
luyfpioi
ok…
thanx?
– james
James, what fantastic photos! So lovely to see your blog featured on the wordpress homepage and bringing ballet to the forefront. Please check out my shots of dance with the company I also dance for and tell me what you think? It is a protected blog and I have gladly put you on the list… so please enjoy! http://danceinmate.wordpress.com
Thank you so much for the kind words I do appreciate it. And also I loved your images! they are nicely done.
Ill be checking back on there!
– james
It looks magical!
It was, until the dust storm came and scared everyone away.
but it was still nice.
– james
these are some fantastic photographs! the lone dancer is my favorite.
Thanx.
It was hard trying to get them while moving or in the air my camera was being pushed.
– james
Beautiful shots, the balletis so graceful
thanx and they were. I have so much respect for the people in the ballet. they amaze me too.
– james
These are great pictures that use space so well. It really feels like they are under the stars…
Thank you, it was a wonderful night.
Until like i said the dust storm came and chased everyone away. it was crazy for like 5 minutes and then it was nice again.
– james
Beautiful! Being an ex-ballerina & a photographer, I give you 2 kudos!! Oh how I miss ballet…. sigh. Thank you for bringing the beautiful imagery back to my mind this evening. 🙂 Sonya… She Idealist.
thank you for looking and thank you for the comments. As i said I have so much respect for the people in the ballet.
– james
Great shot.Although I can’t sit through a ballet, I love watching the dancers. If ballets were only shorter!
thanx.
Me and my wife used to go all the time and i instantly fell in love with it.
This would have been perfect for you it had intermissions and you got to move around since it was outside.
🙂
– james
Lovely photos! I love ballet too.
Thank you. it is wonderful.
– james
Amazing thanks for sharing!
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Lovely photos, James. Congrats on the Freshly Pressed.
And to aunaqui–I am about to start up again at the age of 41–you’re never too old for ballet. If you can’t find a class, search for the VHS/DVD “Balletcise” with Marguerite Porter. EXCELLENT for beginners.
Thank you for the comments and it has been very cool being Freshly Pressed.
and I agree about not being to old to sign up!
– james
Your photos are absolutely dream-like. I really enjoy watching ballet.
A ballet under the stars… I wish I could have been there to experience it first-hand.
Thank You so much for the comment. It was different than watching it inside. As I said the storm was very crazy though. But still a great time.
– james
Wow! Fantastic photos!
Thanx so MUCH!
– james
I miss ballet, used to dance for almost 10 years! Thank you for sharing! Brought back great memories!
thanx and your welcome.
– james
Magical , reminds me of why I wanted to be a ballet dancer when I was a kid x
Thank you. I think my daughter felt that way the first time she saw ballet on television.
– james
Beautiful photos! Love the black & white.
thanks.
B&W is the bees knees. 🙂
– james
Wonderful photo
thanx glad you liked them.
– james
Simple stark beauty!! Congrats on being “Freshly Pressed”!
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thank you it has been pretty cool.
glad you liked the photos.
– james
Like this so much.. Yeahh i like ballet… 🙂
thank you for the comment.
Ballet is pretty awesome and beautiful.
– james
this photos remind me how much i love the stage
Thanks, Im deadly afraid of the stage myself. it freaks me out.
– james
Stunning, wish the do the same in SA. We don’t see a lot of ballet here.
Thanks. It is a good way to expose people to the ballet that otherwise would not have been exposed to it.
– james
Beautiful images. My daughter has been studying ballet for the last 4 years, it is a beautiful and difficult art.
This is my daughters first year she started during the summer and she absolutely loves it.
I think it has done her really good to participate in the training. She is always excited when she goes and when it is over.
– james
so wonderful,i like watching people dance
thanx. And it is amazing watching them dance.
– james
Wonderful pictures! I love how the dancers pop off the stage in black and white, they are very classic and elegant.
thanx.
I was lucky that it was such a open area and the lights really bounced off the dancers.
– james
Nice pictures! I love dance and dancing and anything and everything related to dance (I’ve been dancing seriously since I was 10). It’s amazing the effort that goes into something that looks so simple, so you can imagine the effort that goes into making something extremely hard look effortless. Congrats on making Freshly Pressed!
Thank you. It is insane how much dancers in general have to train to be good at what they do. It is wonderful that they do this for themselves but also for our enjoyment.
– james
Beautiful pictures. I adore seeing ballet; can imagine it being even more captivating under the stars.
I have been to the Shakespeare Globe and watched Othello, not quite under the stars but it brought us to Dusk… was pretty beautiful
It was a nice change to see it outside.
I can’t wait for next years. I think seeing any performance outside really opens people up and makes them more aware of things, so it totally changes our perspective.
thanx again for the comment.
– james
magical…
It was…
thank you so much for the comment and looking.
– james
Gorgeous B&W photos, thank you very much for sharing 🙂
Thank you for the comment, and thank you for looking.
– james
I love your entry and pictures. It reminded me of another performance that i was writing about here: http://ninichissima.wordpress.com/2011/05/29/tough-boys/
I think that you made some fantastic photos and I wish I could see perfomance there… I like when the stage is minimalistic and with black&white scenography, you can see better the movements and come better to the expression!
I totally agree with you on your comment. The Black and white really breaks it down to the simple forms.
thank you for looking.
– james
Wow! Simply amazing. Really, really great photos. iMissUTV
thanx a bunch for the comment.
– james
cool. this is the first time that i appreciated ballet! thankz to you!! ^_^
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Glad I could help you see it differently.
thanx for looking!
– james
WOW. Lucky you. Awesome images.
thanx for looking, and glad you liked them.
– james
Absolutely stunning. There’s real talent here.
wow, thank you for the compliment.
And thanx for looking.
– james
Fantastic shots.
thank you.
– james
Wonderful photos!
Thank you, Glad you liked.
– james
thanks for sharing …
thanx.
– james
first photo reminds me of how chaotic life can be, the second one to me embodies the idea that life sometimes is a balancing act! …great photos
Nice insight!
thanx for looking.
– james
Great pictures. You have captured beautiful moments. Love it!
thank you so much,
– james
Perfect.
thanx.
🙂
– james
This awakes the forgotten excitement we all used to have before the spectacle would start…
🙂
thank you
– james
i love how the black/white colors make the photos more classic 🙂 beautiful!
I love that too, probably why I almost always shoot B&W.
THANX
– james
very nice
Beautiful photos! I used to do a lot of ballet when I was younger.. Would love to see a ballet performance “under the stars.”
thanx for the comment.
It was our first time and can’t wait till the next time.
– james
WOW! Soooo beautiful! 🙂
Thank you so much for looking.
I looked at your blog and your food looks amazing!
– james