Lake Monticello Ballerina Lyrical Costume Dance Portraits in Charlottesville

This lovely Lake Monticello ballerina’s recital costume lent itself to some beautiful lyrical movements for her dance portrait session in Charlottesville! I loved watching her strength and grace as she twirled and spun with the billowy skirt of her costume flutter and swirl around her like a cloud, making it somewhat celestial!

“Ballet is the body rising. Ballet is ceremonial and hieratic. Its disdain for the commonplace material world is the source.” – Camille Paglia