Rhythm

Rhythm of the Dance, Rhythm of Life, to Become One.
Rhythm is a project exploring the life of a competitive Irish dancer from an inside view. The project shows how much work and effort goes into becoming the champion dancer that is known to the outside world.The dancers in this project range in age from 8 to 26, each at different stages of their long championship journeys. When people see the contemporary Irish dancer, they are dazzled by the glitz and the glam: the girls in the make-up and the expensive, jewelled costumes.What they don’t see are the hours and hours of training and the intense commitment made by these young dancers to follow their dreams. As a dancer myself for over 15 years, I understand the kind of endurance that is needed and the physical toll involved in dancing competitively with a recent injury that was worse than anything before. This is what I am representing in these photographs.