CDP Theme Day - Motion

Trying to capture tiny ballerinas in action.... what fun!

Today my City Daily Photo blog friends around the world are posting their take on MOTION, our October theme. Please click HERE and have a look!

Dance Class

What could be more fun than getting to photograph tiny dancers at the Children's Dance Foundation in Homewood!

LIght Dreams II - Double Take

 

Mary Foshee, Birmingham dancer, teacher and a director at the Children's Dance Foundation, kicked up her heels while trying out the space for her Double Take, Point of Light installation last Thursday night at Light Dreams II at the Alys Stephens Center.

The Kitchen Band

Many times I take a huge number of photos and save some to spread around. Today a delightful set that I took during the summer at the Pepper Place Market.  Cantley & Co. kitchen designers there  teamed up with the Children's Dance Foundation to provide a delightful and creative music experience for the kiddos.  Enjoy!

Tiny Dancer

The Children's Dance Foundation

I've been posting photographs here since June 20, 2008,  870 posts to be exact.  When I first embarked on this fabulous journey, I thought posting a shot each day with a short caption would be a "piece of cake!"  Well it has been for the most part. On the other hand, there have been weeks of sorry weather or when I'm covered up with work, projects etc and I haven't found much to share with you.  The last few weeks I've been training for a new job and well.............I don't have a lot new stuff.  I go dumpster diving frequently, and this week, I found some photographs that I will be honest, I'd overlooked.  I'll be sharing some more from time to time.  I hope to get out and get fresh photos for you soon. In the meantime, I hope you'll understand.

Tutu Cute II - Tiny Toes

I'm sorry but some things are just too good to have only one helping! I was going through my archives the other day and ran across the photo shoot at the Children's Dance Foundation in Homewood. I did a post in November here, but look what else I found. Point those toes!

Tutu Cute!!

Oh yesterday I slogged through torrential rains for a photo shoot. At first I doubted the sanity of all that. But when I arrived at my destination, I was a very, very happy photographer. You see, I was invited to the Children's Dance Foundation in Homewood. What a wonderful place this is. They not only offer dance classes at this location, but in their words:

"Children's Dance Foundation's Community Partnership Program provides dance classes to more than 1,500 children each week at more than 25 social service agencies, child development centers and schools in Birmingham. CDF’s vision is grounded by a commitment to empower all children through dance. CDF embraces this important work with the disenfranchised and underserved, providing classes to organizations that serve these students regardless of their ability to pay."

I had the pleasure of photographing two groups of 3-4 year olds. What could be more fun? I'll have to admit I need to hone my "dancing photography" skills. They were a very exuberant bunch. I hope I captured that. Maybe I'll be invited back to visit some of the other sites in Birmingham. Today.........tiny dancers. :)

For those of you that enjoyed my friend Michael Dulin's great music here on BADP, I want to invite you to his new website here. Check the NEWS section each week. Mike will be offering an original song each and every week .....FREE!