Passionate about the dancers, the Russian photographer Alexander Yakovlev continues to make very beautiful portraits of classical dancers in the middle of white flour. These explosions of powder accentuate the grace of their movements and the elegance of their bodies. Black and white photos to discover in the suite.

Russian photographer Alexander Yakovlev has created a captivating series entitled ‘Mirages’ with flour and ballet dancers. Looking at the art of dance through an innovative lens, Yakovlev isolates each performer on a black or dark gray background and photographs them enacting elegant and expressive movements within the frame.
 
"At the core classes - Traditional ballet class at the world-famous method of Agrippina Vaganova. The lesson consists of several parts. At the beginning of the class focuses on warming up the body: performed stretching and flexibility exercises. Then we work at the barre, develop balance and master the basic ballet movements. After -movement in the middle of the room using a variety of dance elements that promote freedom of movement. These lessons provide a good posture, gait and tightened the special musicality."
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Published on: February 4, 2017
Cite: "Ballerinas Portraits in Flour by Alexander Yakovlev" METALOCUS. Accessed
<http://www.metalocus.es/en/news/ballerinas-portraits-flour-alexander-yakovlev> ISSN 1139-6415
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