Well, I happen to have some free time on my hands, so I've decided to take a couple classes...An oneline philosophy class & a belly dancing class. The philosophy class because I love philosophy & Mr. Klemplers site & the belly dancing class because I covered some belly dancers during a recent community event for the newspaper & I was mesmerized along with the rest of the crowd by the dancing, the music & the beautiful colors. I also decided I could use the exercise. The troupe leader is offering classes in my city so I signed up.

When you are photographing these sorts of events with a digital camera & esp. taking lots action photos when people are moving, you see the motion through the lens, which not the same as watching it uninterrupted. Trying to follow the motion with the camera & clicking the shutter every few seconds, you see most of the action in frames. Photographing this event illustrated perfectly how differently the individual dancers translate on camera as each dancer had a different level of expertise & athletic ability.*The young lady above was the best subject to photograph, besides the great color combination of her outfit, she was also the most athletic & an experienced dancer. Her confidence & energy translated well on camera. I discovered later, she also is very adept in martial arts.*The lady in green is the teacher & was very precise & poised in her photos.*This beautiful girl was one of the newest members of the troupe. I believe this was her first performance in front of a crowd. Although, her dancing was sweet & dreamy, I had a hard time catching her in a good pose. Most of the pictures of her looked awkward. I thought this picture captured her innocence.

*As usual click on the pictures to make them bigger.