“Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion.”
― Martha Graham
You’re absolutely right there Martha!
I have always loved the dance floor.
I want to be there on a crowded dance floor, singing along, united with you and everyone else by that favourite song.
There is something wild and free about letting music and the moment take over and surrendering our bodies to the beat of a great dance song.
I get fantastic pics on the dance floor too.
With my camera in one hand I can keep the beat, boogie with you, and get the best pics of the night.
I have to be in the thick of it though.
Right there in the middle, dancing with you.
One minute I’ll be shimmying beside you and then, in a flash or two, I will have a pic of your best moves for all to see.
I have been doing a lot more event photography lately and when I am talking through the run sheet with the organiser for the night I always ask, “Will there be dancing?”
When we look later at dance floor pics without music we are amazed at what we look like -free, alive, and a bit crazy. I love it!
People who were there look at themselves in these pics and relive the joy of the moment. People who were not there will often wish they were.
Check out this set of pics from a fundraiser event at Saint Patrick’s College, Shorncliffe. See the change in vibe from the social pics at the beginning of the evening to the dance floor at the end.
St Pat’s Dance Through The Decades
Those Who Dance Are Considered Insane by Those Who Can’t Hear the Music
So next time you are at an event with a dance floor just get up and dance like nobody is watching.
I might be there beside you.
“Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.”
― Oprah Winfrey
