I took lots of dance photos. Most of the time, those photos were taken for dance schools in their dance recitals. In this situation, it shall clearly freeze each moment of dance, so the schools, dancers, and parents can use the photos on their social media. In this case, the minimum shutter speed of 1/200s has to be used.
Another style of dance photo is catching the motions of dance movement. In this case, slow shutter speed shall be used. Viewers will not only see the particular dance pose, instead, you will also see the moving of dancers, and feel their moods during dancing.
Recently, I watched a dance performance by Beijing Dance Theater at Houston Miller Outdoor Theatre. Some photos were taken by using a 2-3 second slow shutter speed. I was happy with the results.
If you have any comments on both styles of dance photos, please let me know. I will continue to work on dance photography. My next assignment is to take photos for the BHS dance team's annual recital. I am looking forward to doing it.
How true it is! “Viewers will not only see the particular dance pose, instead, you will also see the moving of dancers, and feel their moods during dancing. “