Join us for our third World Dance Photo Workshop. This exclusive series of workshops will give us the opportunity to explore vibrant dance traditions from around the world, all without leaving the SF Bay Area. Each workshop will feature a different style of traditional dance.
Our exciting next workshop features Belly Dance, an ancient style of folk dance with origins in Egypt and Turkey. While everyone has seen traditional belly dance, some may not be aware that San Francisco is the epicenter of a new wave of belly dance that is now famous around the world. Over the past three decades, the remarkable dance artist, teacher, and choreographer Jill Parker spearheaded the creation of Fusion Belly Dance, a new dance genre that combines traditional Belly Dance with elements of hip hop, jazz, contemporary, and other dance forms. This stunning modern evolution of Belly Dance has spread around the world, even back to the Middle East where traditional Belly Dance originated. Jill is in high demand the world over presenting, choreographing, and teaching the fusion styles.
For this very special and exclusive workshop, I am thrilled to present Fusion Belly Dance luminary Jill Parker along with Maite Gasco, Jill's co-choreographer and fellow instructor in her professional company Mind’s Eye Belly Dance. They will share their brilliant artistry through dazzling movement, unique costumes, and visual storytelling for us to capture the magical moments.
Photographers will shoot in a number of timed rounds, with one photographer shooting at a time. Wardrobe, movement styles, lighting, and/or sets will change between rounds.
We will be using Pocket Wizards to trigger the studio flashes, so bring one if you have one. We do have some to share if you don't already have a pocket wizard.
Bring your camera and a lens that covers a standard zoom range of about 24-70mm and/or a standard prime of about 35 mm or 50mm (full-frame equivalent). Your lens does not have to be fast, as we will be using studio strobe lighting.
Attendees will be provided a promotional usage release. Commercial releases will be available from the models for an additional fee.
You won’t want to miss this unique opportunity to photograph these two world-acclaimed artists as they present Belly Dance movement in a variety of settings: solo and duo, in a range of stunning traditional costumes, and in different dance styles. We will capture their vibrant artistry using a number of photographic techniques which may include high-key, low-key, colored gels, and long-exposure motion blur.
Looking forward to creating with you at the workshop.
Kyle
