12 Stunning Photos Of ‘Tiny Dancers’ Caught In Action

by Guest Fri Mar 31, 2017 6:54 pm

Photographer Jordan Matter has made a name for himself with his series of images of dancers around the world. For his latest project, he highlighted a special group of dancers: children.
“Tiny Dancers Among Us” features kids and teens with a passion for movement. Matter, who has two children himself, spent two years photographing creative kiddos in locations across the U.S., Europe and North Africa.

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“Tiny Dancers Among Us” features kids and teens with a passion for movement.

After Matter’s 2012 book, Dancers Among Us, became a bestseller, he struggled to come up with a concept for his next big project. “Then one afternoon when my daughter was shoveling snow, I grabbed my camera,” he told The Huffington Post. “She looked right at me and hit an arabesque. ‘Tiny Dancers Among Us’ immediately popped into my head, and my next book was born.”

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The photographer said his daughter inspired “Tiny Dancers Among Us.”

The photographer has found many of his “Tiny Dancers” subjects through his popular Instagram account. He’s also received emails from children and parents asking to participate in the shoots. These emails usually include a few photos and personal notes about what dance means to these kids. “One 10-year-old wrote such a persuasive email that I flew from NYC to LA just to photograph her,” Matter said. “When I shoot, I rely on serendipity. None of the photos have been planned ahead of time, I just pick a central location and walk around until I see something interesting. Then the dancer and I work together to construct a pose that tells a story.”
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“One 10-year-old wrote such a persuasive email that I flew from NYC to LA just to photograph her,” Matter said.

Matter believes his photos celebrate the nostalgia and everyday moments of childhood. “As we become adults, we seem to lose our innocent wonder, and our imagination is often replaced with indifference,” he said. While photographing the dancing children, he tries to see the world through their eyes and remember his childhood sense of joy, wonder, excitement, fear and more. Matter finds the kids he’s photographed inspiring. Said the photographer, “I am struck by their talent, dedication, passion, tenacity and most importantly, imagination!”

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“I am struck by their talent, dedication, passion, tenacity and most importantly, imagination!” Matter said of his subjects.

Matter is currently looking for even more “tiny dancers” to photograph. He teamed up with the photo software developer, Macphun, to launch a contest for kids to win an opportunity to appear in the book. “We are asking every dancer to submit two photos and a personal story,” he explained. “The contest started last week, and we’ve already heard from hundreds of kids.”
To learn more about the contest and see more of Matter’s photos, visit his “Tiny Dancers Among Us” website.

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by Syl Fri Mar 31, 2017 7:18 pm

Oh to be that flexible again. Laughing

Some great images, my favourite has to be the two girls, not only for their ability but for their facial expressions. tongue

by Guest Fri Mar 31, 2017 7:24 pm

Syl wrote:Oh to be that flexible again.

Some great images, my favourite has to be the two girls, not only for their ability but for their facial expressions.

I have never been that flexible... Laughing

Agreed on the fav picture

Great capture of the moment eh?

by Original Quill Fri Mar 31, 2017 7:33 pm

Such perfect, and beautiful young bodies can do that. Good on them. Laughing

by Guest Fri Mar 31, 2017 7:35 pm

Original Quill wrote:Such perfect, and beautiful young bodies can do that. Good on them.

Indeed Quill, though I love how some cannot even stretch, which this sums up perfectly

by magica Fri Mar 31, 2017 8:25 pm

What lovely pictures. I love them all but yes the expressions on the two girls faces is brilliant!

by Guest Fri Mar 31, 2017 8:31 pm

magica wrote:What lovely pictures. I love them all but yes the expressions on the two girls faces is brilliant!

lol, indeed magica. I love the attitude one on the left poses with.

Its fab.

Cool

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