Just Can't Stop Dancin'!

[Brian Moore]

Took this shot in November of last year during a break in one of the dress rehearsals for The Nutcracker.

Olympus XA and Arista Premium 100 film. (Re-branded Kodak Plus-X). Processed in Rodinal.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Certainly a story there with the girl eyeing the lad who is taking a moment to dance a couple of steps. The movement defined by the blur works a treat.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

His nuts will be cracked if he keeps that up Good luck to him.

Great shot!

 

[Brian Moore]

Thank you, Julian and Rob.

Actually that is a girl dressed as a boy who is in movement. At that level of dance, there are very few boys and so boy parts in The Nutcracker here in Ballet Etudes of Huntington Beach are mostly filled by girls. It never occurred to me when I posted the image that anyone would think the moving character to be any gender other than female.

Does the fact that the moving character is a girl make any difference to how you see the image I wonder?

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Well, there is a different narrative now. Not sure what to think one. Help! Can't cope...

 

[Paul Lange]

Wonderful Brian. I assumed it was a boy dancing but now that you say its a girl I wonder if the tall person with their back to us is a boy or a tall girl.

 

[Brian Moore]

Wonderful Brian. I assumed it was a boy dancing but now that you say its a girl I wonder if the tall person with their back to us is a boy or a tall girl.

Much appreciated, Paul. The tall one with back to us is a young woman. She is one of the teachers at the studio, and also acted in The Nutcracker. Thanks again, Paul!

 

[Paul Lange]

Are they young children? Maybe I should have not referred to her as tall .

 

[Brian Moore]

Paul we were rehearsing the "Party Scene" which includes kids from about 11 or 12 right up through adults of middle age. The tall one with her back to us is probably 23 or 24. The others in the picture range from about 13 (the dancer is one of those) to about 16.

 

[Lesley Jones]

I love this Brian, but I also thought she was a he. It makes no difference to how I see the image. The glance back and those wonderful blurred legs are what make this for me

 

[Brian Moore]

Thank you, Lesley. Much appreciated.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

A wonderful behind the scenes moment Brian

 

[Brian Moore]

Thank you, Chris.

 

[Pete Askew]

Superb Brian and one of my favourites of your backstage series so far. I like the way the vertical lines reflect the figures and the composition and turned figure and the blurred figure couldn't be better placed. Wonderful stuff.

 

[Brian Moore]

Thanks a lot, Pete. I was transferring some images the other day when I noticed this one. I must have missed it before.