Next week is Sampaguita Youth Dance Troupe’s semi annual concert (i think, i feel like they have one during the holiday season also), in which my old time mentor Mr. Martin Danao, or whom i call Coach still, asked me to do the cover shots for their program this year. I came by on Father’s day after a long day of family family family and work, to the end of the SYDT practice. I got to see old friends and all the kids i met from the debuts i’ve done this year. It was nice seeing some familiar faces that i dont get to see often since moving away from Long Beach last year. Coach’s vision was to shoot a dancer in costume from each suite and put them all together for the coverimage. We have have one of mountain, muslim, spanish, rural, and i believe regional, (the name changes many times). The photos came out great especially for what we had, we were on location and behind the scenes i brought two strobes and made use of a white wall, no backdrops, just 2 strobes pointing in 2 different directions. The SYDT concert is June 26, 2010 at Long Beach City College where they will showcase the various dances of the Pilipino culture. Raised funds will go to an orphanage in the Phillippines and St Lucy’s Church in Long Beach. Contact any SYDT members, or myself if you want tickets, I know PCN season is over, so catch this last one to wrap up your PCN journey.

this next one coach was showing everyone how to pose :) had to put this one in!