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Two dancers in modern gold costumes are caught mid movement, hands outstretched towards the other.A young woman stares into the camera with wind-swept hair across her face. Her right arm shields her with a sleeve of black feathers.Two females stand close together under a spotlight with their focus on a single paper crane balanced in one dancer's handA woman in a little black dress stands barefoot in sand with greenery surrounding her. Her right hand is places on her chin and her left off to the side as her body is poised crossed beneath her.In the distance we see a female dancer in motion. Her body is arched to her left side with her chest open and arms outstretched behind her. Her long brown hair is down parallel to her black dress. She is surrounded by a cement arch pathway and greenery behind her.A woman in gold pants and a cream top stands in a green field. She's balanced on one leg with the other in the air by her face and her arms resting between.A large mass of dancers wearing all white face inward punching their fist in the air towards one dancer. The lone dancer wears a black overcoat and stares directly forward. Lani is outside of the mass beginning to run in a circular pattern around the rest of the dancers.A woman in a gold haze of light balances on one leg in a desert captured in all black with black fabric billowing around her shape.Two young females with their hair down dance in matching red silk slips on a bridge that creates a rust colored cage above them.Lani stares directly ahead with her arms extended to her sides like wings while a male dancer lifts her from behind. She is wearing a neon orange long sleeve, form fitting black pants and a middle part with a heavily slicked back bun.A young woman is photographed mid jump with one leg in front of her and the other behind. She wears a black long sleeve, jeans, and black boots in front of the Dumbo bridge.Dancers dressed in all white stand lunging and gesturing inward toward one older dancer in a black dress with red trim. The lone dancer's arms are raised as she looks upwards.Three dancers wearing all blue. One female holds tightly to the back of the standing male dancer. He holds another dancer's hips on his head as her legs are extended in the air.In the foreground we clearly see a bundle of martial arts staffs. In the background we see a ground of dancers in motion moving across a blue stage in rehearsal clothes.A young woman in a black mesh and lace long sleeve and red lipstick is photographed at an upward angle with a tree behind her. She mimics the tree with her left arm growing upward behind her and her other arm twisting around herself.A female dancer is posed on her left releve with her right leg bent above hip height. Her hair is down and swept to one side while she wears a light blue leotard and bare feet.A woman stands in a white dress the desert with a veil of white fabric around her as she holds it in one hand. Her other hand gestures towards the camera gently.A mass of dancers stand swaying to their left in muted yellow outfits against a red background. One young girl stands apart in all white observing.A young Asian female stands directly in front of the camera looking out towards an audience. She wears shades of pink business attire with her hair slicked back. Behind her we see another female dancer with red hair reaching toward her.Two dancers wearing minimal black attire look upwards as their bodies are arched and swept backwards. The light catches their faces against a dark backdrop.A group of dancers in different patterns of plaid, stripes, and polka dots are posed facing towards one dancer. The single dancer is seen from being with one hand outstretched towards the others.A young Japanese woman and her father stand looking at something out of shot wearing white gisA woman stands on one foot with the other tucked behind her. She wears a cropped charcoal jumpsuit with an open back and red trim. She stares ahead of her off stage as other dancers lay on the ground around her feet.A female in a mesh dress is posed inside a white cube scaffoldIn the foreground we see a woman standing in a grey lace dress facing towards and audience while she holds a male dancers in jeans floating in a ball between her legs. In the background we see a pile of neon confetti strewn across a stage.Dancers in motion are photographed from behind in matching grey tunics. Their arms are extended and reaching upwards.A woman is seen in a long, flowing black dress and wind-swept black hair. She appears to be floating upwards in front of tall white walls and a triangular shaped mass.A female dancer is photographed taking off for a jump arching backwards. She wears a mesh black dress and her hair is swept around her face.Four men in suits and five women in red outfits stand facing forward. One female in distress is held by a concerned male.A female dancer is photographed from above tangled with her own limbs on the ground as he shadow mimics he movement in the opposite direction Two dancers are photographed in a desert wearing vintage muted outfits and blue eyeshadow. The female is caught under her armpits by the male who stands above her.A woman in a beautiful green dress that accentuates her lines is center stage. She balances on her right leg with her left leg behind her posed in an arabesque. She stands out in front of modern architecture and the surface of water. Two dancers are photographed   close up on a stage wearing shades of blue. A young Asian woman stands with her arms outwards, her head is held from behind forcing her to look out and upwards by another female with curly blonde hair.A woman is photographed from behind in motion. Her long brown hair and flowing cream dress with black ribbon are caught in the wind. She stands on one leg on a bridge that created a cage above her.Two females in black dresses are posed in an arched position looking upwards. The camera catches them from far above them against a concrete background.A black and white photo of dancers standing with eyes clothes with their hands in different positions around their face.Two female dancers in beige costumes stand with their torsos leaning forwards, their right hand at their chest and their left at their forheads.A woman in a golden yellow dress is tangled gently in her own limbs in the middle of dry brushA woman in a long white dress is posed at an angle on one leg with her reflection captured in a cube prism directly in front of the cameraA female is photographed in black and white with shoulder length hair against a white backdrop. She wears a black leotard with her back showing and fabric billowing around her legs.Two females are photographed mid run toward the audience in similar textured mini dress costumes. Their left hand outstretched where they are running and their right by their right hip.A female stands carefree in a desert at golden hour in a flowy black dress and one arm raised above her.Dancers in matching caramel costumes hold their balance on two feet and one arm with the other outstreched in front of them.We see the face of a female with her eyes closed under black mesh fabric covering her bodyA large group of dancers in all white and straight lines face forward about to step on their right foot.