Baby Ballerina Class Photo Gallery by Richard Calmes at pbase.com

Baby Ballerina Class

This is how they start out! This is a class of baby ballet dancers being taught by Rebecca Crawford. See https://pbase.com/rcalmes/image/63526433 and https://pbase.com/rcalmes/image/61996007 This is how each of the dancers in my other galleries started out...and in just a few short years this is how they will look... https://pbase.com/rcalmes/ballet

5 Year olds are in the dark leotards and 3 year olds are in the light leotards.

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pladatude@		30-Sep-2010 20:09
awwww soooooo cute

Bridgette Cox		16-Feb-2010 03:49
beautiful students and photography work. You captured it all. I am a dance instructor at Countryside YMCA in Lebanon, Ohio and also own my own Photography business Spotlight Photography by Bridgette. This is absolutely amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nina		27-Apr-2009 02:12
thier so sweet as an assistant teacher i love watching my little ones-copy cat me, and seeing them all dressed up like a ballirina for class

kayla		22-Dec-2008 08:25
WOW FANTASTIC IM A DANCE TEACHER AND I GOTTA SAY MI LITTLE DANCERS ARENT AS CUTE AS THEM LITTLE ONES

lute		18-Jul-2008 13:00
waaaaa this is a beautiful i like to be a good ballerin woow(K)

Guest		22-Jun-2008 05:28
This is what it's all about. The teacher gets to be the first to make them fall in love with dance and watch them grow. There is no other feeling like it and you captured that 1st precious moment so beautifully. Touching.

Kaylee		07-Jun-2008 14:59
awwww, im so taking some of these picture for my art project, very nice . props to the photographer <3

Alexis		20-Apr-2008 20:04
What a great gallery. It i sso peaceful!

Abigal		06-Apr-2008 21:17
Absolutley amazing. there is no words to describe how awesome these photos are. who ever took these needs to come to my little girls review to take pictures

Hannah		06-Apr-2008 20:55
who ever took these pictures is an amazing photo taker. He/her grabed the moment and just brought it to life!

mary dekkers		16-Mar-2008 01:36
Precious!

Jelena Popic		16-Feb-2008 18:06
Such a beautiful portfolio and sweet gallery! Voted

tati		29-Nov-2007 18:56
adorei achei muito bom!!! parabéns. tatíana pimenta delaroza Brazil.

Silvia Roitman		26-Oct-2007 23:10
excellent gallery!!!

mariah lee		26-Oct-2007 18:24
this is sooooo cute i love these pics im using them for my class dance project mariah lee

justjean		20-Oct-2007 22:29
Another wonderful gallery v

mollz		29-Aug-2007 21:37
omg adorrrrable!!!!! i teach some classes like this, but the kids are pretty good so they r not that cute. lol

pik2004		25-Aug-2007 01:20
This gallery has to be one of my favorite gallery.

FrankB		23-Aug-2007 21:24
In all the world of art and entertainment, there is nothing quite as special as ballet. These kids are adorable...and very lucky......V

Guest		09-Aug-2007 13:57
This is a very nice gallery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

amina		28-Jul-2007 08:59
its so adorable :) but it also make me feel so sad becuase i coud not go for ballet classes i wanted to learn from when i was 3 years old but my parents couldent afford to put me in ballet classes and now i am 9 years old so now i still cant join anyway its so cute vote

jlB		11-Jul-2007 21:53
superb gallery ... these babies ballerinas and the professor are adorable.... Bravo for your shots Voted

Guest		05-Jul-2007 17:58
Amazing work. You captured the soul of learning ballet so perfectly... Just wonderful... (reminds me of my childhood :o) Big Vote!

rachael		03-May-2007 12:29
so cute. i love these pictures there so ah-dorable.lovee

henrywong		11-Apr-2007 17:38
Lovely catch Richard...Voted!

Guest		09-Apr-2007 16:19
too cute. I can't wait to enroll my daughter in a class like this (neither can she)

Maxim Popykin		06-Apr-2007 11:20
wonderful series!!! ~V~

Liz Bickel		28-Mar-2007 06:39
Fantastic gallery!!!

cat bounds		27-Mar-2007 23:41
Oh, these are so sweet! I'll bet you were smiling the whole time you photographed them :) V

laine82		25-Mar-2007 23:22
Growing superbly, Richard :>)

Wei O'Connell		23-Mar-2007 05:00
They are adorable! Lovely gallery Richard. vote

Guest		21-Mar-2007 23:43
Richard, another fantastic gallery. Love your work.

Paradoxal Studio Classic		20-Mar-2007 22:23
A gallery to browse with a large smile ! It was my case. :oD

Guest		20-Mar-2007 17:16
Your work is poetry in motion.

BleuEvanescence		18-Mar-2007 19:37
This is too adorable... You are amazing.

Nina Ludwig		18-Mar-2007 16:21
Lovely gallery Richard, great fun!

Eric Carr�re		18-Mar-2007 15:06
Superb collection Richard, well done...V.

Jean-Luc Rollier		18-Mar-2007 11:24
Charmante galerie Richard, les "petits rats" sont adorables et vos images montrent bien les difficultés du métier ...JL V

Nico de Bruin		18-Mar-2007 07:43
Simply Priceless!

Kees Terberg		17-Mar-2007 22:52
Absolutely fantastic! Yep, these primadonnas start early... All potential WSJ's and Garets!

Guest		17-Mar-2007 17:32
Absolutely adorable. voted

Barbara Read and Fred Schaad		17-Mar-2007 17:20
This is a real sweet gallery. We can not forget the little ones. :) V

Galina Stepanova		17-Mar-2007 17:09
This gallery is so much fun! Just compare master and amateurs. Bravo, Richard!

scott clarke		17-Mar-2007 17:02
Top notch Richard.

Guest		17-Mar-2007 10:54
You give a very good documentary style the joy of ballerina's.

flowsnow		17-Mar-2007 07:57
Another incredible collection. They should actually pay you for your effort in capturing these shots. It's a hard drive to excel to be a ballerina. Asking me to be one now is almost splitting myself into half and I will definitely `crack up'. A vote for you! Bravo.

Chloe		17-Feb-2007 18:07
this is great i have shown my little sister 6 these pictures as she wants to be in a ballet class but when we talk to her about it she doesnt want to go is there any way to convince that it will be a great experience for her!

Jodi Pilcher		10-Oct-2006 17:50
As the mommy of one of these baby ballerinas, I can't thank you enough for taking them! I hope you'll do more of the younger children in the future.

AL		20-Sep-2006 03:38
How could I not adore these sweet little ones! Really happy to see a younger version of your signature ballet works. They're curious, intelligent and playful. Would love too see more more more!

Kees Terberg		17-Sep-2006 22:43
There is just no way you can go wrong with a classic monochrome gallery like this. The shots are up to your usual high standard and the subject matter: a new generation of primadonnas. V

Guest		08-Sep-2006 20:26
an EXCELLENT gallery Richard... totally love the expressions of those little girls. ciao Andrea

Guest		08-Sep-2006 13:53
Very cute. Wonderful Pictures.

Lisa		07-Sep-2006 02:13
AAaahhh! The future of the Ballet is looking very bright! These pictures are going to be priceless when they are Sugar Plum, Dew Drop etc.... yes they seem so young, but, I remember Whitney Sue, Jody, Sara, when they were 6 and 7 stretching in a circle! Even in front of your eyes it happens way too fast!

Bethany Forgey		07-Sep-2006 01:48
I love this gallery,excellant work!=0)

kyoung kim photography		06-Sep-2006 17:04
beautiful gallery!

Linda Hendry		06-Sep-2006 11:59
What a wonderful gallery ... took me right back to my childhood ballet class days ... super captures of the girls and teacher's focus .. v!

Guest		05-Sep-2006 20:49
Great shots - love the depth. The kids ain't the only cute ones, though - Teacher is a bit of a honey! Mike

J.		04-Sep-2006 18:31
Expert use of depth of field, here—& of the range of greys. The blacks anchor the compositions effectively. Most every shot's a winner. And the kids are so cute!

Guest		04-Sep-2006 01:08
I've seen your other ballet galleries before and each is wonderful. However, the little girls in this are just wonderful. Thank you. V

Selvin Chance		03-Sep-2006 19:59
Superb photography! Aloha

Pauline		03-Sep-2006 19:38
Adorable Richard. Nice shots! ( sepias better but thank you for letting me hold on to it) This is so perfect to show how young one starts when interested and whats involved. I feel the majority of little girls become fascinated, drawn to it, once watching a ballet dancer. Each like a mound of clay being shaped, formed and developed. Lovely gallery

Guest		03-Sep-2006 19:28
Great gallery. We all have to start out somewhere, and if their trainer is half as good to teach as it seems she is to dance, they're off to a great start V.

Guest		03-Sep-2006 19:05
A lovely, glorious gallery, full of youth and the joy of dance. Superb work. ZM

Guest		03-Sep-2006 18:10
This is a cozy and lovely gallery.

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