Charming Photos of Playful Pups Taking Center Stage with Professional Ballet Dancers

Ballet Dancer and Dog

Elisabeth Beyer and Tulip
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Playful pups take center stage alongside trained dancers in the charming photo project Dancers & Dogs. The brainchild of photographers Kelly Pratt Kreidich and Ian Kreidich, the series features portraits of professional ballet dancers posing with canines of all shapes and sizes. Each heartwarming image highlights a different dynamic between the pups and dancers. Some dogs interact with their co-star by “dancing” on their hind legs, while other canines prefer to simply stare in amazement at the strength and grace of the humans.

Dancers & Dogs has featured over 100 professional dancers and 100 dogs since it began in January 2017. “The idea for the project was very random,” Kelly tells My Modern Met. “We just thought it would be fun to combine the lines of different dog breeds, with the beautiful lines of dancers. We really just wanted to try something new.”

The series attracted a lot of attention right away, as it presents a different view of professional dancers. “We really feel like we show the lighter side of dancers,” Kelly explains, “who are often seen as super-human creatures, and the dance world is often portrayed in the media as very serious and cut-throat.” By adding in goofy pups, the dancers in the photos express their silly, lighthearted side—and it’s contagious. “We get told every day that we gave people a smile when they needed it, and that is everything.”

The Kreidichs have now compiled portraits from Dancers & Dogs and turned it into a 216-page book of the same name. You can pre-order it before its release on November 19, 2019. And if you’re looking for a fun way to ring in 2020, pick up your copy of the Dancers & Dogs wall calendar.

The Dancers & Dogs photo project features professional ballet dancers showing their sillier side by posing with adorable pups.

Dancer and Dog Photography

Acee Francis Laird and Gandalf

Dancer and Dog Photography

Ashley Lew and Loki

Ballet Dancer and Dog

Izzy Mendez and Charlie

Ballet Dancer and Dog

Jolie Rose Lombardo and Stitch

Ballet Dancer and Dog

Ever Larson and Griffin

Ballet Dancer and Dog

Kimberly Biesiadecki and Mikey

Ballet Dancer and Dog

Carlos Gonzalez and Blue

Ballet Dancer and Dog

Bianca Bulle and Hero

Creative Dog Photography

Bianca Bulle, Hero, Marvel, and Loki

Ballet Dancer and Dog

Devon Teuscher and Riley

Creative Dog Photography

Bella Kirby and Gracie

Creative Dog Photography

Maxine Hupy and Peek

Creative Dog Photography

Sarah Hayes Harkins and Pippa

 

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Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met, Manager of My Modern Met Store, and co-host of the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast. As an illustrator and writer living in Seattle, she chronicles illustration, embroidery, and beyond through her blog Brown Paper Bag and Instagram @brwnpaperbag. She wrote a book about embroidery artist Sarah K. Benning titled "Embroidered Life" that was published by Chronicle Books in 2019. Sara is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art. She earned her BFA in Illustration in 2008 and MFA in Illustration Practice in 2013.
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