Jenna - Sissone Fermé Croissé (Limited edition of 40, 2 Sold) Print

"Jenna - Sissone Fermé Croissé" is one-of-a-kind, signed and numbered edition print from the Esprit de Corps series I've created in collaboration with some of the world's most-exciting and beautiful ballet dancers. A former professional dancer myself, I created the series to examine the movement of ballet. Each of the photos illustrates one entire movement, from beginning to end, within the language of ballet. The technique and effect you see are not the result of Photoshop, but of an innovative and unique lighting setup. The photos come out of the camera as you see them here. Given that I'm starting from a digital negative, I will actuate a small variation into each original edition print, making every print unique. It will be printed full-bleed. Eventually, I'm going to turn the series into a compendium of the ballet lexicon in art book form. This is your chance to get in on the ground of some amazing work from it. Ballet Note: Sissone fermé croissé is one of the most recognizable moves in ballet, especially to dancers. And yet, it's one of the hardest to name because it constitutes so many different steps. Ask 5 dance teachers what it's called, and they all might give you a different answer. In it's simplest from, sissone fermé croissé begins in the fifth position, with both legs are turned out, feet flat on the floor, one directly in front of the other, touching toe-to-heel. The dancer then bends at the knees (pliés) and springs forward, with the front leg shooting into a back attitude and the back leg sweeping straight forward, kept straight. That mid-air motion is the crisp moment caught here. The dancer customarily finishes in a coupé plié, followed immediately by an assemblé en avant. In the case you see in this photo, Jenna also begun the movement with an assemblé, to get into the 5th position from which she begun the sissone fermé croissé. Bio Note: Cassandra Trenary, from Lawrenceville Georgia, is a dancer with American Ballet Theatre in New York. ABT is one of the foremost companies in the world. She was named one of Dance Magazine's 25 to Watch in 2013. Jenna Simon, from Myersville Maryland, is a freelance professional ballet dancer in New York. She dances with DeMa Dance Company and Ballet des Ameriques.

Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper

Size:10 W x 8 H x 0.1 D in

Size with Frame:15.25 W x 13.25 H x 1.2 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.