When my friend (and awesome photographer) Stacey Doyle invited the StootStyle group to photograph the girls at a dance school, I jumped at the chance…well not literally - I REALLY can’t dance!

The girls of Carolyn Dutra Dance Studio (in Warwick RI) were amazing though. Ranging in ages from 4-16, they were all so much fun to work with. Their enthusiasm was contagious, and their natural grace made it really easy to create beautiful images. Carolyn was a very gracious hostess, not only organizing all of the girls, but also opening up the costume room to us. And Jenny DiMucci made the girls all look like movie stars with her mad make-up skills.

I was joined by ShootStyle photographers Stacey Doyle, Alicia Williams, and Michelle Turner, and, as always, their enthusiasm and the sense of fun they brought to the shoot made it that much more enjoyable. None of us had photographed dancers before so challenge of doing something new added to the excitement.

Thanks to the dancers, the photogs, Jenny, Carolyn and Juliette (who introduced us to the studio, where she also teaches).

Here are a few of my images from the day: