“Locked in an embrace, a man and woman twirl in a world between fantasy and reality.  These are competition ballroom dancers, graceful angels who serve the god of dance.  The images capture the mystery of the shadowy world behind the ballroom, pulling taut the tensions between the slick surface of performance and the realities that lie beneath.  The ballroom is a microcosm that reflects the larger world and its truths.  Although ballroom competitions are contests of emotional and physical endurance, the subtext is about the impossible pursuit of perfection."

                                                                                              Ballroom, Sally Sommers