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Start them young. 😂🎥💜 My husband @cduggan

Start them young. 😂🎥💜 My husband @cdugganphoto is doing a family photography project for the next few weeks. We had Jack help us with video and sound. Swipe to see Jack’s reaction when he realized he forgot to hit “record”! 😂 // #thelight #videofamily #kidsofinstagram

I’m not sure if you heard, but @danceagainstcanc

I’m not sure if you heard, but @danceagainstcancer will be showing some never-before-seen footage from their first ever performance back in 2011 TONIGHT at 8pm EST!
#DanceAgainstCancer is incredible. My husband and I have filmed and photographed for the event the past few years now.
I hope you’ll be able to tune in and show your support!
For more information, visit @danceagainstcancer’s page. 💜
Photo 📸: @wendyw and @brianreeder111 by @cduggandancephotos // #filmdance #dancevideo #curecancer

The theater is my safe place, my happy place, and

The theater is my safe place, my happy place, and I want so badly to be there now.
I have been filming dance in the theater for 18 years. I still get butterflies when the lights go out.
I long for that feeling of togetherness, the chills, the liveliness.
The online performances, the effort to do online dance classes, the sharing, the pivoting, the thinking, the inventing... all of it is so needed right now, but at the end of the day, I want to be in the theater, the *actual* theater.
I miss everyone. I am an entrepreneur, I love new ideas, I love figuring out new ways of doing things, I love trouble-shooting and thinking and collaborating. That is #thelight in all of this, but I still miss the theater.
When the future is impossible to predict and we can barely plan beyond our nose, I am looking forward to that moment where I am back sitting in the theater – whether I'm watching or filming.
I can't wait. It will feel so good.
Photo 📸: @cduggandancephotos

Thinking of @adm21c. We were SO excited to film fo

Thinking of @adm21c. We were SO excited to film for them this month. I can’t wait until we are all able to be together again. Sharing with you three of my favorite photos @cduggandancephotos has made for the company in the past. 😍

Taking @dbyer34’s ballet class on @mydancio with

Taking @dbyer34’s ballet class on @mydancio with G. 💞 // #thelight #dancefamily #tinydancer

I learned the Cunningham technique while in I was

I learned the Cunningham technique while in I was in college.
I loved it so much. It reminded me of my core constantly… So much strength involved in dancing Cunningham!
In honor of Merce Cunningham’s 101st birthday, I am sharing three short clips from last year’s celebration, “Night of 100 Solos” – my team live-streamed it in NYC, LA and London.
Merce Cunningham is an icon, so to be challenged with live-streaming and filming his work was truly an honor.
He was always interested in technology and video. Experimenting, pushing boundaries.
If you missed the livestream last year, @mercetrust is sharing it again!! Go check it out. It was an unforgettable experience. 💜
Video 🎥 by @nelshelby; Cover Photo 📸 by Genaro Molina for @latimes // #merceday #mercecunningham #dancehistory #filmdance

Movement is everything!!! Sweating it out is one o

Movement is everything!!! Sweating it out is one of my favorite ways to relieve stress and anxious thinking. 💜 #thelight #onepelotonfamily

We love seeing our dance community come together o

We love seeing our dance community come together online to support one another. 😍
@paultaylordance is streaming documentary films online, and this month they’re leading their audience to @psdancenyc. We are SO grateful.
Watch at the link in bio! 📸: @cduggandancephotos // #danceforeverychild

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