Photo feature: Nothing but dancing

Published 12:09 am Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat — There were sure to be a lot of sore feet Monday afternoon after the first day of the Natchez Dance Theater’s Summer Dance Intensive — five, eight-hour days of intense ballet, jazz and modern dance instruction by teachers from New York, Florida and Mississippi. Mai Claypool instructs a group of older ballerinas during a classical ballet lesson.

Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat — There were sure to be a lot of sore feet Monday afternoon after the first day of the Natchez Dance Theater’s Summer Dance Intensive — five, eight-hour days of intense ballet, jazz and modern dance instruction by teachers from New York, Florida and Mississippi. Mai Claypool instructs a group of older ballerinas during a classical ballet lesson.

 

 

Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat — New York modern dance instructor Steven Jeudy leads a group of young dancers in a dance routine choreographed to Ray Charles’ “Georgia.”

Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat — New York modern dance instructor Steven Jeudy leads a group of young dancers in a dance routine choreographed to Ray Charles’ “Georgia.”

 

Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat — Caitlyn Upton watches other dancers go through their routines.

Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat — Caitlyn Upton watches other dancers go through their routines.