Dance is not only an extremely emotional and expressive visual art, but also a massive community of artists that support each other. The University of New Mexico’s Department of Theatre and Dance is a community of exciting collaborations between dancers, choreographers, musicians and costume designers regularly.
Dancing is a lifestyle — it consumes not only your life in hours of classes, rehearsals, techs and performances, but also impacts how you see and approach the world. Committing to dance requires endless hours of work that alter the way we experience things, because it brings awareness to the body and the community of people involved.
So much of dance exists behind the performances, in the dressing rooms and studios helping nurture the creative pieces put on stage. I wanted to depict this aspect of the lifestyle as it is such a critical part of the art and community.
Sarah Groth is a freelance photographer for the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at photoeditor@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @sarah_groth.
