Dancing with the Stars

The Viennese Waltz

 Finally heading back to New York tomorrow after almost 6 weeks in Las Vegas - certainly hope that New York is still there...

Opening Number, DWTS

Thought I would post a few new images from my time in Las Vegas - meaning new images of the live Dancing with the Stars show at the New Tropicana Hotel.

The Flying Waltz

Viennese Waltz - Dancing with the Stars

The Viennese Waltz, Dancing with the Stars

One of the my favorite moments in the Dancing with the Stars show at The New Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas is the Viennese Waltz with Ryan Di Lello and Iveta Lukosiute. This particular Waltz starts out in extremely low light which makes if very frustrating trying to make a photographic image. Add that to the light being dappled, and well, there were obstacles to overcome. I have photographed this dance approximately 20 times now, and, the image posted today is the first one that truly captured how I feel when watching Ryan and Iveta dance.

There are a few other magical moments in this Waltz but you will really need to be there to enjoy those moments - can't give too much away....

Dancing with the Stars will be at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas through July 7th....

The image was post processed using NIK software, Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS6.


PS: This is not an HDR image. It is a single exposure.

The Pasodoble

Iveta, Dancing with the Stars

The Pasodoble is a theatrical Spanish dance. Usually the man is the bullfighter or matador while the women is the cape as in a Spanish bullfight. This dance is based on Flamenco dancing, the Pasodoble is arrogant and passionate - mostly performed as a competition dance as opposed to a social dance.

Today's image is Iveta Lukosiute performing with Dancing with the Stars at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas until July 7, 2012.

This image was processed using NIK Software and Lightroom4.

Dancing with the Stars

Janette and Armen, Viennese Waltz

It's a two show Sunday here in Vegas at Dancing with the Stars - not much time to play with images today so here are a few of my favorites from the past few week.....

Tony and Iveta doing the Cha Cha

Female Troupe

Dance, Illustration

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'Never mind the heat

Comin' off the street

She wants to party

She wants to get down

All she wants to do is

All she wants to do is dance'.........Danny Kortchmar

Dancing with the Stars, Lindy Hop

The Lindy Hop

Still in Vegas and still making images of Dancing with the Star at the fabulous Tropicana Hotel.

The Lindy Hop was probably started in Harlem, circa 1920/30's. Based on tap, jazz and Charleston the Lindy Hop eventually evolved into the jitterbug which became somewhat famous during the heyday of American Bandstand...

If you happen to be in Vegas stop by and say hello.......The show will be at The Tropicana until July 7....

Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars

Been quite a while since I last posted. Have been in Las Vegas producing a live show for Dancing with the Stars which will sit at the Tropicana Hotel Theater until July 7. The days have been long and the show finally opened last night....Naturally I got the cameras out and made a few images - this is one from the opening number in the show....Viva Las Vegas....stay tuned -more to follow...

Still Dancing

'Dancing: the vertical expression of a horizontal desire legalized by music'......George Bernard Shaw

Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars 2008

This image is from the opening of the Dancing with the Stars Tour in 2008. The first show was in San Diego and then went on to tour the United States for two months....Try as I might simply can not remember who this is.....

Dancing with the Stars

Change of pace today. I was lucky enough to have produced several Dancing with the Stars Live Tours over the past 6 years, and, of course, always had a camera nearby. This image is Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff - most likely form the 2009 winter tour opening in San Diego.

Photographed using a Nikon D300...