Celebrating it’s 18th year and my 5th year photographing this event, Shut Up and Dance was fantastic. This is my favorite benefit all year for MANNA. I love the tag line for this year, “We DANCE because food is life” For me, dancing was always my life, it gave me life, feeding my very soul. Food makes life possible. Therefore using dance to raise money for MANNA who in turn feeds people is a perfect solution.
It’s nice to see some new faces mixed in with some of my old favorites. Aranxta Ochoa did another moving performance of Dying Swan. It makes me cry every year.
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Meredith Rainey choreographed my favorite piece, “Before the After”.
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All the dancers were beautiful and I like that the dancers take chances and risks to choreograph and perform pieces they may not do otherwise. The PA ballet dancers are helping MANNA to raise money but MANNA is helping foster new choreographers and letting dancers show what else they can do.
Thanks Stella! I really love shooting dance- it’s like coming home. I wish I could do more of it.
Ooohhhh…I love your dancing pics. And can’t wait for the weddings 🙂