DANCE SCHOOLS

For me photography has always been so much more than a beautiful image. It is the story behind the image that I strive to show through my work. When I meet my clients, forming a relationship with them is so important to me before anything else which allows me to capture your most authentic self and your shoot runs on trust that I will capture just that for you. Thanks for hanging out with me here. I would LOVE the opportunity to meet you!

An experienced professional dance photographer based out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
I have a passion for the art of dance and bringing out the best in whoever is in front of my lense.

Tonya

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Professional Dance Photographer

My dance photography journey started here at home when I realized the need to provide dancers with images that really showcased their love for dance, their talents and all the hard work that comes with being a dancer.
It is my goal to take all the emotion behind a dance or a movement and turn it into a still image. To not only provide dancers with images that they feel is truly showcasing themselves beautifully and naturally, but most importantly I wanted them to have an experience that simply makes them remember why they dance, what moves them to keep dancing, why they work so hard to reach their next dance goal and to simply increase their self confidence!
I took the next leap of attending an international dance photographers convention where I learned hands on from the best of the best in the dance photography world, and now I'm here wanting to provide the dancers that I get to work with my absolute best!


As a previous ballet and Ukrainian dancer myself, I wish I had an opportunity to have photos done in this way. Instead all I have are a few studio photos of myself posing in a standing pose with a awkward smile on my face and all washed out. I'm unrecognizable really. Dance was a huge part of my life and that's all I have as a keepsake.
I want dancers to have images of themselves dancing that make them feel beautiful and that one day they can look back on and remember exactly how they felt when those photos were taken of them, because they were actually dancing during them.

My WHY...

Having a diploma in Professional Photography from The New York Institute of Photography provided me with the essentials of photography but honestly, in the past 15 years of being in this industry, I have learnt the most from experiences and trying new techniques and investing in further knowledge.
As for my dance photos, I have the dance experience and background to not only help the dancer feel comfortable during their shoot, but I know how to capture them to showcase their best lines, the best angles and their individual abilities. I have attended dance photo conferences in the US and have worked with the best dance photographers in the world to further my knowledge and expertise. I have also worked with thousands of dancers of all ages from little tiny preschoolers learning to dance for the first time all the way to professional ballerinas from ballet companies, along with some pretty incredible celebrity dancers known around the world.

My goal as a dance photographer is to get to know you to ensure your photos accurately represent who you are as a person and not just what you're capable of doing while you dance. I want you to feel yourself in front my lense and in your most comfortable and unique way that makes you YOU!

My goal as your photographer is to have you look back at your images years later and have the photos evoke the emotions of the indescribable love and happiness that was felt while you were dancing! I want you to leave a shoot with me feeling so proud of yourself!