Meagan Reidinger·Photographer

Photography: Dance

I capture the elegance of dancers through their physicality and grace. The art in movement expresses stories and elevates my passion for dance and photography. 

  • Zaiah Jones, 18, from San Francisco, Calif., is ballet dancing in the creek off the Cold Springs Trail in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Thursday, December 8, 2011. Jones is currently on the worship driven hip hop team, NSTEP, through Westmont College and continues his ballet training.
  • Annalyse Olivas, 21, from Ojai, Calif., is balancing and portraying the emotion of hope on an island rock in the middle of a still creek in Matilija Canyon in Ojai, Calif., on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Olivas said she wants to communicate {quote}hope, inspiration, and confidence,{quote} in her dancing.
  • Zaiah Jones, 18, from San Francisco, Calif., is ballet dancing in the creek off the Cold Springs Trail in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Thursday, December 8, 2011. Since Jones was 8 years old he has been training in Ballet. When Jones dances he feels the {quote}passion for love, life, art, and music its givin me,{quote} Jones said.
  • Annalyse Olivas, 21, from Ojai, Calif., is showing off her graceful dance movements in a steady creek of Matilija Canyon in Ojai, Calif., on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Olivas grew up on a ranch and loves the great outdoors, so having a dance photo shoot in what she basically likes to call, {quote}her backyard,{quote} was a great experience for her.
  • Jenna Pfaff, 16, from Colorado Springs, CO., is lyrical dancing in the kid pool area of her Aunt Debbie and Uncle Johns' house in Lake Forest, Calif., on Thursday, December 29, 2011 to continue the photographers' portrait series on Dancers in Water. Pfaff continues to compete in competitions and loves to tell stories through her movement.
  • Zaiah Jones, 18, from San Francisco, Calif., is ballet dancing in the creek off the Cold Springs Trail in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Thursday, December 8, 2011. Since Jones was 8 years old he has had the pleasure to dance with Castro Valley Performing Arts, San Francisco Ballet School, and Berkely City Ballet.
  • Brittany Tolleson, 25, from Columbia, South Carolina is performing her dance skills at Santa Claus Lane in Carpinteria, Calif., on Monday, November 21, 2011. Tolleson grew up as a dancer and was professional for 4 years, however the past 2 years she has followed Jesus and his journey for her life bringing others to know the Lord.
  • Jenna Pfaff, 16, from Colorado Springs, CO., is lyrical dancing in the kid pool area of her Aunt Debbie and Uncle Johns' house in Lake Forest, Calif., on Thursday, December 29, 2011 to continue the photographers' portrait series on Dancers in Water. Pfaff continues to compete in competitions and loves to tell stories through her movement.
  • Kristen Nordella, 20, from Camarillo, Calif., is dancing under the gazebo at her parent's house in Camarillo, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 and reminiscing her past emotional triumphs through her expression of dance. Nordella wants to communicate freedom as a dancer.
  • Hana Goldstone, 17, from Ventura, Calif., is in an attitude position at her regular attended ballet studio, Ballet Academy Ventura, in Ventura, Calif., on Friday, February 12, 2010. {quote}The approach you need in a ballet class is so intense that it has taught me so many things that have really helped me in school and everything really,{quote} Goldstone said.
  • Kayla Raw, 21, from Reno, Nev., is jumping in demi plie inside the Mason St. Studios of Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Saturday, October 8, 2011. Rosin was thrown at her shoes in order to give a dry break effect.
  • Bethany Sutherland, 21, from Montecito, Calif., is posing four different dance movements inside Mason St. studios of Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Monday, October 10, 2011. Sutherland is on the dance team at Westmont College in Montecito, Calif., as well as the N Step dance team.
  • Bayley Brunnmeier, 23, from Las Vegas, Nev., is go go dancing on the bar inside Lolita's Cantina & Tequila Bar, a local night club in Las Vegas, Nev., on Saturday, November 27, 2010. Brunnmeier explains that go go dancing is so much fun but sometimes the women are awkward and want to grope me,{quote} Brunnmeier laughs and continues, {quote}but the the men normally just stare.{quote}
  • (From left to right) Monica Ford and Kaita Lepore, 26, from Santa Barbara, Calif., are modern/contemporary dancing to Lepore's Valentine playlist during a film shoot on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 in Santa Barbara, Calif., at the University of California Santa Barbara. The breathtaking display of performing art was described by their make-up artist as, {quote}this is like heaven,{quote} Anaya Cullen.
  • (From left to right) Monica Ford and Kaita Lepore, two dancers from Santa Barbara, Calif., perform for a film shoot inside a dance studio at the University of California Santa Barbara campus in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Lepore believes it was one of the most incredible experiences she has ever had.
  • Kaita Lepore, 26, from Santa Barbara, Calif., is rehearsing with Anaya Cullen, 29, from Santa Barbara, Calif., inside the College of Creative Studios at the University of California Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Thursday, March 31, 2011 in preparation for their fourth performance of Gravitational Force later that evening. Marco Pinter is the creator and director of this work, which explores technology as a medium for artistic expression through new media and dance by creating real-time multi-sensory experiences.
  • Kristen Nordella, 20, from Camarillo, Calif., is dancing in a moment of unchoreographed physical expression under the gazebo at her parent's house in Camarillo, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. Nordella wants to communicate freedom as a dancer.
  • Tiana Fries, 26, from Simi Valley, Calif., is swinging above picnic benches at Coyote Park in Simi Valley, Calif., on Sunday, September 25, 2011. Fries likes to get out and explore the world while maintaining the excitement of life.
  • Kayla Raw, 21, from Reno, Nev., is dancing at East Beach with her guitar in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Monday, September 12, 2011. {quote}The photoshoot was fun, creative, and I enjoyed dancing,{quote} Raw said.
  • Annalyse Olivas, 21, from Ojai, Calif., is soaking in the sun while along the hiking trail of Matilija Canyon in Ojai, Calif., dancing with a shawl from the costume rack at Nordhoff High School on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Olivas picked up dancing through an ex-boyfriend who was a hip hop dancer when she was 16 years old; he was her inspiration to begin dancing.
  • Sarah Ellman, 21, from Lake Forest, Calif., is displaying some of her dance technique at Serrano Creek Park in Lake Forest, Calif., on Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Ellman is planning on auditioning for the Los Angeles Clippers Spirit Dance Team to continue her passion for dance that began when she was 7 years old.
  • Kaita Lepore, 26, from Santa Barbara, Calif., is warming up after just having her hair and make-up done by Anaya Cullen inside her choreographers', Robin Bisio, dance studio at her home in Santa Barbara, Calif., for a performance that will take place on Mesa Lane Beach in Santa Barbara, Calif., later that afternoon on Sunday, March 14, 2011. Lepore is a pilates instructor, yoga teacher, and a dancer but she does not like to label herself in one category. {quote}We have certain labels to define who we are but  think its more of a convenience to explain who we are,{quote} Lepore said.
  • A group of regular attendees to the Original Muscle Beach perform acro sports at the Original Muscle Beach in Santa Monica, Calif., on Sunday, November 14, 2010. David {quote}Soop{quote} Frison, third male from the left, has been attending the Original Muscle Beach in Santa Monica since 1995 and thoroughly enjoys it.
  • Monica Ford, 23, from Santa Barbara, Calif., is positioned in her beginning pose for the modern/contemporary dance she is performing, Picnic At Galapagos, on Sunday, March 13, 2011 at Mesa Lane Beach in Santa Barbara, Calif., for a film shoot that will be submitted and displayed in upcoming film festivals. Ford is dancing alongside Kaita Lepore and Bonnie Crotzer for the performance which was created and choreographed by Robin Bisio.
  • Bonnie Crotzer, 26, from Goleta, Calif., Kaita Lepore, 26, from Santa Barbara, Calif., and Monica Ford, 23, are performing on Mesa Lane Beach in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Sunday, March 13, 2011 the Picnic At Galapagos dance for a film shoot that will be submitted and displayed in upcoming film festivals. In between each take the dancers had to be brushed off by towels because the sand was sticking to them.
  • Bonnie Crotzer, 26, from Goleta, Calif., Kaita Lepore, 26, from Santa Barbara, Calif., and Monica Ford, 23, are performing on Mesa Lane Beach in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Sunday, March 13, 2011 the Picnic At Galapagos dance for a film shoot that will be submitted and displayed in upcoming film festivals. In between each take the dancers had to be brushed off with towels the sand was sticking to them.
  • Bonnie Crotzer, 26, from Goleta, Calif., Kaita Lepore, 26, from Santa Barbara, Calif., and Monica Ford, 23, are performing on Mesa Lane Beach in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Sunday, March 13, 2011 the Picnic At Galapagos dance for a film shoot that will be submitted and displayed in upcoming film festivals. In between each take the dancers had to be brushed off with towels the sand was sticking to them.
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