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194 Breathtaking Photos Of Dancers In Motion Reveal The Extraordinary Grace Of Their Bodies
The NYC Dance Project is an initiative designed to showcase the magical world of dance and dancers. It was founded by fashion/beauty photographer Ken Browar and dancer/photographer Deborah Ory, and the beautiful pictures you can see here are taken from a book called The Art of Movement that's soon to be released.
Inspiration for the project came when Ken and Deborah were decorating their daughter's room. They wanted to fill it with pictures of contemporary dance stars (their daughter's an aspiring ballerina), but unable to find many they decided to photograph those dancers themselves. They got in touch with a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre and asked if they could photograph him. He agreed, word quickly spread, and soon Ken and Deborah had several requests for collaboration from other members of the NYC dance community. Take a look at some of our favorite pictures below. The Art of Movement is released on October 2 and you can pre-order it here.
More info: NYC Dance Project (h/t: mymodernmet)
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Irina Sakara 9 years ago
Breathtaking. As a ballet fan from childhood I am fascinated by the pictures....
Lila Bloecker 8 years ago
Fluidity to the Nth degree. Not to mention the gorgeous stunning gowns.
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Penny Cillin 9 years ago
Actually gasped out loud. Perhaps she is Mother Spring, waking up nature's beauty after a sleepy winter.
Chloe Kautz 6 years ago
There are no words for how much pain these ballerinas go through........ but the look on the audiences faces is enough for everything they have gone through. Thank you to all ballerinas around the world.
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Adrian Jenkin (MarauderDeuce) 9 years ago
I'm going this way - no that way! I hope my dress remembers to follow me.
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Jeanne Deaux 9 years ago
Yeah, just tell them to try to do 10% of what the dancers do and then you'll just see them shut up and walk away head down.
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Tillie Martinussen 9 years ago
To make THAT burst of incredible strength, core muscles and body control look that easy and aesthetic is absolutely unbelievable! Applause!
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Sofia Bellucci 9 years ago
She is not a ballerina, she is a modern dancer
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Annica Borgqvist 8 years ago
Can I please buy this picture? Youre so good! Pls pm me at annicaborgqvist@mail.com
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Penny Cillin 9 years ago
The yards and yards of silk and organza move so perfectly with the dancers.
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Penny Cillin 9 years ago
If there were such a thing as a Flamenco ocean wave, this is what it would look like.
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Penny Cillin 9 years ago
Yeah, no biggie, I'ma just suspend the laws of physics by suspending myself here in mid-air for a bit.
Sarah Lennie 9 years ago
This one's my favourite. The strength needed for that move, yet he's able to convey a look of complete relaxation and ease...amazing.
Mohabee Serrano 7 years ago
So lovely, and so relaxed. I hope he didn't forget that he's in the midst of a photo shoot!
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Penny Cillin 9 years ago
Oh my goodness. Depending on one's general view of life, this could represent a beginning or an end.
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Tillie Martinussen 9 years ago
That is crazy! The strength. HOW do they make it look so, so easy?!?!?
Jeanne Deaux 9 years ago
Years and years of hard training. It's impressive.
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Kahlo Smith 9 years ago
Tough luck for the rest of these guys, the fluttering cloth is the best part.
Mark Jensen 8 years ago
Well there it is all you facebook hacks a man in a dress or flowing fabric and he looks just as amazing as the women!
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Penny Cillin 9 years ago
Such beauty is almost too much for this mere mortal to bear. The exquisite gown and her soaring height are spectacular.
Dawn Youngs 8 years ago
The dresses are lovely, but I wish you had captured more of the female form.
Нина Комлева 9 years ago
Потрясающая красота , великолепная пластика моделей и отличная работа фотохудожника !
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David Sala 6 years ago
This is super elegant and exquisitely beautiful! Well done! Perfect shot! Beautiful lighting!
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Penny Cillin 9 years ago
This. Such pain it requires to create such mind-blowing, effortless-appearing beauty.
Jeanne Deaux 9 years ago
And then you look at this picture and the dream is ruined: Ballet-dan...1__700.jpg 
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Kat Blak 9 years ago
actually, after a while your feet strengthen enough that it doesn't hurt anymore
Andreja Kargacin 9 years ago
Well, that's not entirely true. You get stronger, so you can ignore the pain. While your feet, they always look like minced meat :)
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Penny Cillin 9 years ago
*swoooon* The black-banded hem makes this cloud of organza even more marvelous.
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Penny Cillin 9 years ago
Oh my goodness. She could be an angel who quietly flutters above all brides.
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Penny Cillin 9 years ago
Anyone who believes ballet is frivolous needs to see these photos. The human strength and discipline required to achieve such impossible beauty is mind-blowing. Perhaps the only difference between Olympic athletes and ballet athletes is that these dancers must make it look completely effortless.
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Penny Cillin 9 years ago
The power and strength of these athletes of ballet seems superhuman. I could not watch the film the Black Swan because the director had portrayed, especially with sound, the physical pain and brutal impact on the feet that was too visceral, too palpable for this wimp to withstand.
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Regina Miranda 8 years ago
Ah! The audacity of flying! Such a pleasure in the freedom that embodied knowledge can give!
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Penny Cillin 9 years ago
A glorious cheetah; silent and utterly still before exploding in pure muscled energy.
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Katherine Heasley 8 years ago
It's the butterfly-shaped gland at the base of your throat. It regulates your hormones.
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Linda Leigh Johnson 9 years ago
She has a serious abnormality with her Thyroid. I hope she has seen a specialist and is in good health.
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Jameykay Huffman 8 years ago
Can we get some credit for the designer in these photos? Couture dress made by Liz White of LWD Couture http://lizwhitecouture.com/
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Penny Cillin 9 years ago
He reminds me of Prince just a bit. Also reminiscent of a Robert Mapplethorpe type of photo. This man's stillness almost makes it feel necessary to whisper while observing.
Lara Schmöckel 9 years ago
This is Artem Ovcharenko, a soloist / principal of Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre 🎭 he's absolutely stunning!
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Miss Lara, please forgive me contradicting you; the link under his photo is for a Dance Project page that says his name is Daniil Simkin.
Lara Schmöckel 6 years ago
And you would have found out by googling it because they don’t even share a little similarity.
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Laura Szurofka 8 years ago
if they were underwater her hair would be floating
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Katherine Heasley 8 years ago
For anyone who doesn't know, this beautiful couple is Robert Fairchild and Tiler Peck of the New York City Ballet, and they're married.
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Harshita Rajeshkumar Keerthi 6 years ago
Extremely graceful!!!!!!!!!!!!!So Pretty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Joanna Coleman 9 years ago
Gorgeous. I wish the dancers were credited as well - I'd love to know who they are and where they dance.
Katherine Heasley 8 years ago
I understand they are credited in the coffee-table book. I recognized some of them--Misty Copeland, Julie Kent, Tiler Peck and Robert Fairchild, Chase Finlay--but I do wish there'd been more captions.
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Penny Cillin 9 years ago
Magnificent powerful beauty. Bravo to all who helped create such magic.
Evisa Isabella Rose 9 years ago
So graceful, elegant, beautiful!!! Βodies, dresses, expressions! And you can see the years dedicated to be able to make these dance moves! ~~~<3
Emily Waaler 9 years ago
I love the pictures as I am a ballerina myself, dancing with one of the best ballet schools in all of the World.
Joanna Coleman 9 years ago
Gorgeous. I wish the dancers were credited as well - I'd love to know who they are and where they dance.
Katherine Heasley 8 years ago
I understand they are credited in the coffee-table book. I recognized some of them--Misty Copeland, Julie Kent, Tiler Peck and Robert Fairchild, Chase Finlay--but I do wish there'd been more captions.
Load More Replies... Penny Cillin 9 years ago
Magnificent powerful beauty. Bravo to all who helped create such magic.
Evisa Isabella Rose 9 years ago
So graceful, elegant, beautiful!!! Βodies, dresses, expressions! And you can see the years dedicated to be able to make these dance moves! ~~~<3
Emily Waaler 9 years ago
I love the pictures as I am a ballerina myself, dancing with one of the best ballet schools in all of the World.
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