Class of 2006 and Last Performance Photo Gallery by Richard Calmes at pbase.com

Class of 2006 and Last Performance

These are the Eight graduating seniors from GBT. They are all 17 and 18 years old and have taken ballet for an average of 13 years.
Many are going on to professional dance careers. They wore their "mortar board" graduation caps for some of the shots! It was a lot of fun!
Then a few days after this shoot the GBT had their Spring Recital and these dancers performed together for the very last time.

If you think this gallery has merit, vote so others may see it!

Andrea Barret	"I'm Back"!	Jodi	The Class
Emily	Jodi	Emily	Sara
Sara	Sara	Emily	Kayley
Kayley	Jodi	Whitney Sue	Rachel
Rachel	Andrea	Lane	Lane
Emily	Kayley	Sara	Kayley
Emily	The Class of 2006	Eight Hats in the Air!	Everyone watches the Slideshow
Class of 2006	Emily and Gang	Emily and Jody	Grand Jete from Kayley
Grand Jete from Sara	Lisa Catches Whitney Sue	Jody and the Gang	Proud Lisa
Garet Watches From Backstage

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TOKEY		27-Aug-2007 20:47
THIS IS SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL!!!!TWO THUMBS UP.

marilyn k holmberg		03-Jun-2007 01:53
wow.. beautiful work!! .. you certainly captured the decisive moments!!! 'm'

mathilda williams		10-May-2007 01:21
wonderful gallery. voted mathilda

flowsnow		23-Apr-2007 02:10
Well done Richard! Amazing shots! Vote~

Guest		21-Jan-2007 00:59
Great gallery.

Guest		10-Dec-2006 04:12
Exceptional shooting and composition, these are truly outstanding!

Guest		07-Dec-2006 07:16
Amazing!

Lilith		24-Nov-2006 07:52
Wow! Cannot find the right words to express my feelings. What a talent. The dancers as well as the photographer. Love everything, the 'jumps', the outfits, the background, the post-processing. Kiss, Lilith

Rosemarie Kusserow		14-Nov-2006 21:36
Amazing gallery, I enjoyed every image, this really is a plesure for all dance lover, a big vote, Rosemarie :o)

Guest		14-Nov-2006 14:43
wow what a great gallery, I have to come back to see more.

G.Pietro Munaretto		13-Nov-2006 07:29
Fantastic gallery

Guest		06-Nov-2006 01:32
Great gallery ...as always.

Sheila		05-Nov-2006 00:18
One of the best galleries on PBase. v

Guest		03-Nov-2006 21:20
excellent shots! I like especially the frozen ones. Good work!

salduyan		02-Nov-2006 15:30
Excellent job!!

Guest		30-Oct-2006 17:38
Amazingly beautiful. :-v

Gus		29-Oct-2006 20:43
Very well done shots! What was your light setup for most of the studio shots here?

Jean D		28-Oct-2006 01:16
A series of superb portraits, Richard! GMV.

Kathy Pilgrim		29-Aug-2006 13:27
Absolutely stunning work! Voted!

marcello		21-Aug-2006 06:49
muito bonito, fiquei fascinado coma elasticidade de voces, estao de parabens, beijos em todas voces do grupo!!!!!! Marcello, Rio de Janeiro, BRASIL e.mail: drsaud@cremerj.com.br

Guest		15-Jul-2006 19:12
Ballet never said me to much, but the way you capture this art... No one can be indiferente... Nice work.

christian j		12-Jul-2006 21:47
tout simplement magnifique!! bravo pour ces superbes images!!

Guest		10-Jul-2006 18:29
Just dropped in to give this great gallerie a big fat VOTE.

Guest		08-Jul-2006 23:15
nice

Guest		04-Jul-2006 11:52
F A B U L O U S!!!!!!!! Out of words!!! Congratulations!

Mamnur		30-Jun-2006 20:05
Nice gallery. Just voted.

Michael Davis		26-Jun-2006 01:35
Excellent work!

Martha Albuquerque		19-Jun-2006 19:07
Superb Images, Richard! ~V~

uuuu		19-Jun-2006 13:42
Exceptional gallery. Voted

Guest		18-Jun-2006 21:45
Amazingly beautiful gallery! One of the best I've seen. Cheers!

Linda Willets		17-Jun-2006 22:02
vote.. excellent

Guest		17-Jun-2006 14:24
Excellent Gallery on ballet theme. Congratulations jorge

quitzally		17-Jun-2006 01:48
I really like them. I guess working with dancers is nice, they are so beautiful and theirs movements so studied.

Gilles Navet		16-Jun-2006 16:04
amazing aesthetic "construction", technical and perfect composition. Strange merge between "classical" and baroque painting and "surréalisme".... Very creative, bravo vote too Gilles

Bill Clinton		16-Jun-2006 01:14
Stunning photos! Great work Richard!

C		14-Jun-2006 23:43
Marvelous, Clint www.clint.com

nige50		14-Jun-2006 22:07
Excellent gallery

JOSE MATA		14-Jun-2006 13:35
GENIALES FOTOS , BIEN MERECIDO RICHARD !!!!!! LOVE YOUR BACKGROUNDS. VOTED.

Les Gadula		14-Jun-2006 04:57
Congratulations Richard! Wonderful portraits. V.

james2002		14-Jun-2006 03:28
Beautiful gallery. Very well done. Jim

Guest		13-Jun-2006 23:31
Congratulations Richard well desrved:-)

Guest		12-Jun-2006 07:28
ang cute poh....myrhus

Barbara Read and Fred Schaad		11-Jun-2006 21:55
Exceptional gallery. Nice work! voted

john baldi		11-Jun-2006 01:18
years ago shot dance....these are just about as good as they can be. well done.....

Tom Munson		10-Jun-2006 22:51
Outstanding gallery Richard. Voted

Marek Hofman		10-Jun-2006 16:37
Excellent gallery - congratulations.

Kathy Pedersen		10-Jun-2006 13:07
Outstanding gallery Richard, Voted

Jen Bixler		10-Jun-2006 03:12
Fab gallery. Congrats to all of them. Their hard work shows. V.

golfpic		09-Jun-2006 23:54
Very nice gallery. I like the lighting and you've captured the dancers in exciting poses.

Sheena Woodhead		09-Jun-2006 16:59
Forgot to say....Vote!

Sheena Woodhead		09-Jun-2006 16:58
Simply stunning, both the dancers and the photography! Perfect background, lighting and timing.

type		09-Jun-2006 14:54
An undeniably impressive gallery. Notwithstanding the wonderful models, you have your techique, lighting, background and timing down to perfection. Voted.

Shmuel Halevi		09-Jun-2006 05:59
Fantastic! No other word.

ltanh		08-Jun-2006 23:28
Wonderful photos!

Guest		08-Jun-2006 12:06
very interesting!!

Kevin Chan		07-Jun-2006 18:55
agree with others, You are extremely talented! Voted

shamika		07-Jun-2006 17:52
i love the pictures

Guest		07-Jun-2006 16:36
thanks for sharing such an awesome gallery. You are extremely talented! Voted

Fong Lam		07-Jun-2006 16:14
Outstanding gallery. Excellent control of lighting and poses. Voted!!

shatterbug		07-Jun-2006 09:15
Outstanding gallery! GMV!

Guest		07-Jun-2006 06:01
Incredible images! And well composed.

Buz Kiefer		06-Jun-2006 19:08
Exceptional photography! Vote.

geranio		06-Jun-2006 17:51
VERY VERY NICE GALLERY, Congratulations, Voted!

Mufti		06-Jun-2006 13:58
Incredible shots (and nice subject)!very nice Richi

Mostafa Moftah		05-Jun-2006 21:27
Mesmeric gallery, Richard.. ~Voted~

Brian Klimowski		05-Jun-2006 18:40
Richard, your dance portraiture is absolutely stunning. Great lighting, great dancers, and such a fantastic touch on the handling of the images sets you apart as one of the best dance photographers I've seen - well done! You have my vote...again! Brian

gina_dl		05-Jun-2006 09:16
Fantastic captures and wonderful artists. As for many things in life a lot of hard work before mastership! Voted

henrywong		05-Jun-2006 04:55
Richard, it's very nice to see such beautiful shots again, Excellent works you've done! Thanks for the sharing ! Voted !

Guest		05-Jun-2006 03:11
Richard, This gallery is so artistic. What a photographic eye you have. Voted.

Cindi Smith		04-Jun-2006 22:42
Beautiful gallery! I am a dancer as well and these are fabulous shots! GMV

Wendy O		03-Jun-2006 21:13
Beautiful photography, gorgeous girls. I wish them the best in their endeavors. Vote!

Michel Bordeleau		03-Jun-2006 11:41
Impressive. Vote.

ashok mehta		03-Jun-2006 07:50
very good images.

ashok mehta		03-Jun-2006 07:49
very good images.

Christina		02-Jun-2006 23:04
beautiful. I love the movement.

Yi Feng		02-Jun-2006 02:49
Excellent Gallery. V

Barri Olson		02-Jun-2006 01:18
What a fantastic gallery...the lighting, the style. Great portraits of the dancers individually and as a whole. Congtatulations this is excellent!

Guest		01-Jun-2006 22:07
brilliant! i love it

Rosemarie Kusserow		01-Jun-2006 19:38
Hi Richard, I really enjoy this very artistically ballet images, very nice composed, you catched such lovely motions with minimal light, I vote for this gallery, thanks for sharing, regards, Rosemarie :-)

Christina Craft		01-Jun-2006 18:01
Your performing arts work is breathtaking. I know it's so hard to capture movement indoors like this and the soft light you've chosen really adds to all your shots. This gallery GMV.

Bruna K.		01-Jun-2006 14:40
I know only little words of English but I can say that yours photo they are extraordinary. Tanks very much for your comments to my modest job. Ciao ! Brunak

Guest		01-Jun-2006 13:27
brilliant love the ballet, love the photo's

Hodero		01-Jun-2006 10:49
Every single pic as the whole gallery has to be seen by others. So voted for all of them. Great work amigo !

Zane Paxton		01-Jun-2006 08:45
Terrific work Richard!

Nicholas Baumgartner		31-May-2006 20:26
Superb collection! Voted. :-)

Guest		31-May-2006 17:41
Fabulous gallery, Richard. Voted.

Jean-Claude Liehn		30-May-2006 20:28
Congratulations for the inspiration and the tehnique. Vote.

Jean-Claude Liehn		30-May-2006 20:28
Congratulations for the inspiration and the tehnique. Vote.

Guest		30-May-2006 19:16
Most impressed, voted.

Donald Verger		29-May-2006 14:29
i am so thrilled to see these images Richard! vote! so others can enjoy them! best, don

Guest		28-May-2006 10:00
these images are breathtaking richard. Motion and beauty frozen in an instant. Wonderful work. Vote

Guest		28-May-2006 02:44
Richard...my hat is off to you. Great photos. You know how much I would love to do some like these.

Guest		27-May-2006 08:07
Fantastic photos!

Beth		27-May-2006 03:24
great gallery! my niece is in ballet so i really love these, such a great concept.good job keep up the good work.

Manfred Bachmann		25-May-2006 20:21
Absolutely fantastic gallerie!

Anna Yu		25-May-2006 17:21
Wow! Stunning action shots, I'm envious and VOTE.

kyoung kim photography		24-May-2006 06:28
Wow Richard! What stunning photo's. I can't say enough about this gallery. Every shot is like poetry in motion. There isn't enough vote's for this gallery. Excellent work. Voted.

Neil H		23-May-2006 09:59
Awesome, both the dancers and your work. As always, I look at your galleries both for the beauty of the photos and as a lesson for me. Voted - Neil

Lisa		23-May-2006 03:45
These are the most talented and humble dancers you will meet, they love to dance and they love to be "captured in the act" by Richard! I love them so much and I love that I may visit them everyday on this sight. Richard you are the best, and thanks for this incredible display of professionalism and your apprecciation of the arts and your expertice of photography.

Guest		22-May-2006 11:31
Fantastic gallery, voted!

Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik		22-May-2006 00:08
Impeccable timing. Each and every shot in this gallery shot is a winner!! Vote! Sandy

Guest		21-May-2006 02:58
Wonderful work these young women should be proud to hang their photos on the walls.

Galina Stepanova		20-May-2006 21:13
Bravo, photographer, a standing ovation!!

Kees Terberg		20-May-2006 10:37
Mr Calmes, you just make it look so easy. This just confirms your status as a legendary photographer in the world of classic dance. To quote Tina Turner "Your'e simply the best!"

Guest		20-May-2006 00:55
They are wonderful..My best friend is a lovely graduated ballerina..I should start convincing her to pose for me also!!!

Gus Rosenfeld		20-May-2006 00:12
Pretty amazing Richard. The sense of celebration in this gallery is outstanding. Your skills are really showing proud. Going from the candid to the studio, the quality of purpose and impact is equal; not always so with many. Just great - g

Sharon Rogers		19-May-2006 20:43
Fantastic stuff, poses, the girls and their smiles, light and catches.. all good v>

Bill Harris		19-May-2006 19:52
May I be the first of many Richard. Big vote.

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