Dancer Anne and two student-dancers in rehearsal, arms stretched over their heads.

Student-dancers of PS153 in rehearsal at their school, arms stretched over their heads.

Choreographer Melissa and nine student-dancers rehearsal, arms outstretched in front while walking.

Choreographer Melissa and Lighting Designer Marty Postma in discussion in rehearsal.

Large group of dancers in various costumes on stage listening to Stage Manager Whitney give instructions.

Six female dancers backstage applying makeup seated at mirror in dressing room.

Apprentice seated at tech table in theater putting on her headset.

Dancers warming up and stretching at the barre backstage at the theater.

Dancers backstage in messy dressing room getting ready for the performance.

Dancers Ariel and Jamie at the barre smiling at the camera.

Six dancers having fun taking selfies.

Choreographer Melissa and dancers Jamie and Stephanie posing for the camera at a post-performance reception at Alvin Ailey, Match 2016.

Nine dancers in bright green costumes posing for the camera backstage and smiling.

Dancers at curtain call with choreographer in the middle.

6 dancers in street clothes having fun and posing for the camera. Some use walkers or wheelchairs.

Group photo of 12 dancers and choreographer having fun and posing for the camera. Dancer Madeline sits on dancer Jake’s shoulder. At Alvin Ailey, March 2016.

Dancers at large table eating and drinking at cast party.

Dancers Madeline Charles, Katie Wilson, and Jake Elvig showing off their special cookies with Born Dancing pictures on them.

Genny and Kartrina standing in front of costumes backstage at the musical Get on Your Feet.

Apprentice Kartrina looking at costumes backstage at musical Get on Your Feet.

Dancers in costume waiting around at outdoor photo shoot at Fort Tryon Park in Oct. 2017.

Dancer changing into costume for outdoor photo shoot using blankets to create a makeshift dressing room.

Dancer changing into costume for outdoor video shoot using blankets as a makeshift dressing room.

Dancers Jamie, Sofiya, Peter and others in blue costumes having fun on stairs at the Cloisters in New York City during outdoor video shoot.

Choreographer Melissa and Videographer Cheyenne seated at the camera filming two female dancers in arabesque on a grass field underneath the George Washington Bridge.

Dancers in blue and pale green costumes standing in two lines with arms extended out to the side while a tall dancer in a pale green dress faces the two lines. Videographer Cheyenne is seated and videotaping at outdoor video shoot

Videographer Cheyenne standing in bushes at outdoor video shoot.

Videographer Cheyenne lays on ground and shoots dancers in blue dresses at Central Park.

Four dancers sitting around and waiting at park benches during video shoot.

Dancer Anne Carr enjoying a juice box and making a funny face while dancer Katie Wilson looks on.

Dancers Jake Elvig, Peter Trojic, and Bec Bogue seated at the High Line and talking.

Group of dancers in two lines at a video shoot at the High Line cracking up and laughing.

Large group of dancers sitting on the floor in a rehearsal studio for a company meeting.

Sound Designer Charlie Martinez at work in the recording studio.

Large group of dancers in a rehearsal studio making sad faces at the camera.

Large group of dancers smiling at the camera in rehearsal.

Six dancers on break at rehearsal sitting against the wall checking their phones.

Nine dancers laying around and sitting on the floor waiting for rehearsal to start. A walker is placed off to the side.

Two dancers hanging out and waiting in a dance studio.

Six male and female dancers looking out the window of a downtown dance studio.

Dancer Stephanie being lifted up high by two other dancers with her arms and crutches extended out.

Dancers standing in a square formation with their arms up high and hands flexed and touching in a dance studio with huge windows.

Dancer Laura stands on dancer Jake’s thighs as he bends his legs. jake holds Laura by her hips as Laura arches backwards as though flying.

Dancers seated on chairs and standing in a small group in rehearsal with one arm extended behind them and reaching up.

Group of mixed ability dancers standing at the wall in a dance studio talking and waiting.

Dancers on break in rehearsal. One dancer practices a hand stand.

Dancer Maddie eating an apple and Nutella during a rehearsal break.

Production apprentice Charlotte drawing a costume sketch.

Production Team and apprentices in a lighting design workshop playing with a flashlight and different colors.

Four student dancers sitting on the barre at rehearsal smiling at the camera.

4th and 5th grade student dancers standing and stretching their legs at the barre in a large dance studio with big windows looking out on neighboring buildings.

4th and 5th grade student-dancers sitting against the wall of a dance studio eating lunch and talking.

4th and 5th grade dancers lined up with one leg extended on the barre looking at the camera.

Videographer Cheyenne is videotaping s small group of student-dancers in rehearsal.

A man and a male dancer using a wheelchair in conversation at a bar at our Holiday Party.

Board President Suhadee in conversation with Kate and dancer Sofiya at McGarry’s Restaurant at our Holiday Party.

Seven girls in a mix of dance attire and costumes leaning on the barre while looking out the window of a dance studio.

Katie leaning on John’s back with leg extended behind her while John folds forward in rehearsal.

Sara and Tom sitting on chairs with arms wrapped around each other in rehearsal.

Production Team members watching dance rehearsal.

Assistant Stage Manager Heather cutting a hole in a platform in the workshop at the theater.

Lighting Designer Michael giving instructions to team focusing lights on ladders on stage at theater.

Individually wrapped cookies with photos of Born Dancing dancers printed on them.

Four dancers eating cake at a reception in the lobby of the theater.

Costume apprentice Charlotte organizing and hanging costumes onto the rack with seamstress Kelly Hart.

70 different costumes on two costume racks in the dressing room.

Dancers and musicians warming up and hanging out on stage at New York Live Arts against a blue-lit backdrop.

Lighting Designer and Stage Manager standing on either side of apprentice Malik and smiling at the camera.

Dancer Jamie sitting sideways on her wheelchair with one leg extended up and smiling while waiting on stage during tech rehearsal.

Nine dancers sitting and standing around in dance attire and partial costumes while waiting during tech rehearsal at the theater.

Photo taken from the audience at the theater showing sound engineer working the sound board while dancers and musicians are working on stage.

Apprentice Malik talking on headset while sitting by himself at the tech table that’s covered in papers and materials.

Four dancers in men’s dressing room sitting by the mirrors with two wheelchairs.

Dancers in the women’s dressing room talking, using their phones, and getting ready.

Musicians at the theater getting their instruments set up and talking.

Videographer Cheyenne and Photographer Eryc Whiteley sitting and working on laptop together at the theater.

Three dancers in rehearsal on stage next to singer/songwriter Misty Boyce at a baby grand piano.

The band playing with two dancers embracing in the distance on stage against a teal-lit backdrop.

Large group of student-dancers talking to the musicians at the theater to learn what they do.

Two dancers, both named Jake, wearing the same grey jacket smiling at the camera in the same pose with one hand under their chin.

Dancers Julie, Katrina, Anne, and Maddie wearing blue long-sleeved leotards and pink and red flowers in their hair lined up with their arms around each other and smiling.

Dancers Katie Wilson and John Fiscian standing next to each other with arms around each other smiling in front of a red background.

Student-dancers in costume in the dressing room sitting on the floor playing with modeling clay while waiting.

Student-dancers in costume in the dressing room laying on the floor drawing and coloring while waiting.

4th and 5th grade student-dancers putting one foot in their hand and stretching their legs while waiting in the dressing room.

Dancers dressed in blue and teal costumes portraying a scene on a NYC subway on stage.

Dancers dressed in blue and teal costumes taking a selfie while dancing on stage portraying a scene on a NYC subway.

Black and white photo of male dancer jumping over a female dancer who is folded into a tiny ball on the floor.

Black and white photo of dancer Juliana Garber leaning on the floor and reaching with a curved arm.

Black and white photo of dancer Meagan Kolakowski being lifted by male dancer who is seated on the floor as she extends both hers out to the side and arches her back.

Black and white photo of dancer Kelly Vaghenas sitting on her knees and leaning far back creating a diagonal line with her body.

Black and white photo of dancer Nicole Speletic standing with legs apart and bent while arching backwards with her arms scooping upwards.

Black and white photo of two women sitting next to each other on the floor folded over.

Two duos of female dancers facing each other and embracing gently.

Small group of dancers in rehearsal looking at an image posted on the mirror.

Close up of mall three dancers in rehearsal looking at an image posted on the mirror.

Dancer Katie Mollison falling backwards onto dancer Tim Canali on the floor.

Dancer Katie Mollison fell backwards onto dancer Tim Canali on the floor and both are laughing.

Dancers and choreographer and Misty Boyce goofing off and smiling at the camera in front of a row of cellos.

Singer/songwriter Misty Boyce and dancers Madeline Charles and Juliana Garber making funny poses and faces at the camera in front of a row of cellos.

Singer/songwriter Misty Boyce and dancer Madeline Charles and Melissa reacting to bumping into the row of cellos while making funny poses and faces at the camera.

Student-dancers lined up in grey costumes in the dressing room looking at the camera.

11 student-dancers wearing winter coats in a group photo in the dressing room.

Costume Designer Stacy Jansen teaching three apprentices how to dye fabric. The apprentices are dying white fabric in a large individual aluminum tins.

Costume Designer Stacy Jansen teaching apprentice John how to dye fabric. John is dying white fabric blue and red in large bowls.

Costume Designer Stacy Jansen teaching an apprentice while they both draw costume ideas on white paper.

The apprentice Sofia dying white fabric in a large bowl while wearing gloves.

A circle of pointed feet wearing different kinds of holiday and Christmas socks.

Board member Jessica Gallagher in a red dress and Christmas garland standing on top of a bench to hang a Born Dancing poster at a Holiday Party.

10 dancers lined up standing on their toes in relevé wearing different Christmas and Holiday socks and looking at the camera.

Two dancers seated on the floor in front of a mirror in the dressing room.

Dancer Juliana Garber putting on make up at the mirror.

Three dancers standing by the mirror in the dressing room putting on make up or doing their hair.

Dancers in the women’s dressing room with bright green walls getting ready.

Dancer Madeline Charles putting on make up at the mirror while dancer Meagan Kolakowski stands next to her and makes a cheering motion in the mirror with her arms up.

Dancer Stefanie Roper putting on make up using a small compact mirror.

Close up of dancer Samantha Barriento in the dressing room.

Close up of dancer Katie Mollison in the dressing room.

Dancer Madeline putting on lipstick looking in mirror.

Dancer Madeline Charles pausing applying her red lipstick as she reacts to someone else in the dressing room.

Dancer Madeline Charles smiles as she puts on red lipstick.

Dancer Antoine Hunter seated at the mirror points at something.

Dancers Samuel Caraballo and Antoine Hunter seated at the mirrors in the dressing room having a conversation in American Sign Language.

Dancers Samuel Caraballo and Antoine Hunter seated at the mirrors in the dressing room having a conversation in American Sign Language.

Dancer Antoine Hunter in the dressing room having a conversation in American Sign Language.

Dancer Antoine Hunter in the dressing room having a conversation in American Sign Language.

Dancer Samuel Caraballo in the dressing room trying on black pants from his costume.

Close up of dancer Samuel Caraballo seated in the dressing room having a conversation in American Sign Language.

Close up of dancer Samuel Caraballo seated in the dressing room engaged in a conversation in American Sign Language.

Dancer Meagan Kolakowski warming up in costume on a dimly lit stage and practicing a grand plié.

Close up of dancer Meagan Kolakowski warming up in costume on a dimly lit stage.

Dancer Katie Mollison warming up in costume stretching in a large straddle on a dimly lit stage with earphones in.

Dancer Katie Mollison warming up in costume stretching in a large straddle on a dimly lit stage with earphones in.

Choreographer Melissa giving notes from the side of the stage to four female dancers while they are warming up on stage.

Choreographer Melissa giving notes from the side of the stage to five female dancers while they are warming up on stage.

Five female dancers warming up on stage.

Four female dancers warming up on stage.

Choreographer Melissa looking at her notes from the side of the stage while four female dancers wait and stretch on stage.

Choreographer Melissa looking at her notes placed on the stage while standing below the stage and leaning over to read the notes.

Three male dancers and one female dancer standing and talking on stage while waiting during Lift Call.

Dancer Nicole Speletic and her male dance partners get ready to practice a lift during Lift Call on stage.

Dancer Nicole Speletic gets lifted while her leg is behind her in arabesque and her arms reach out. Two other dancers watch nearby.

Dancer Nicole Speletic gets lifted while her leg is behind her in arabesque and her arms reach out and she is passed to a different male dancer. Three other dancers warm up nearby on stage.

Dancer Tim Canali is lifted by his feet by three other male dancers as he stands on their hands and moves as if climbing away.