by Jacquelyn Thayer For photographers of dance, the trick of creation comes in capturing the most active of arts in still form. The challenge is the addiction for Bill Frederking, professor of photography at Chicago’s Columbia College, where he has taught since 1983. Frederking, not a dancer himself, first stepped into the field in 1989…
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Behind the Scenes, Feature, Ice Dance
Swan Brings Dance Vision to Work with Virtue and Moir
by Jacquelyn Thayer For London, Ontario dance instructor and choreographer Jennifer Swan, the experience of watching two-time World and Olympic champion ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir compete the work she’s created with them can sometimes be as nerve-wracking as it is for any devoted skating fan. “It’s fun watching it,” she says. “I…