Zoetic Dance Ensemble invades RiRa Irish Pub in Atlanta

Easter weekend I had the honor of working with the lovely ladies of Zoetic Dance Ensemble again. I have always had this vision of working with Zoetic on top of a bar. The concept of a very masculine bar with the soft femininity of the ladies, seemed to just stick in my head. Lucky for me I know one of the sweetest people on the planet, Kathleen Lloyd, who bartends at RiRa Irish Pub and she opened up their back bar to us. There are so many frames so it was very hard to choose. There will be more to come I’m sure. Melanie, the director of Zoetic, helped pick most of these out :) Check out the video too of the laides and some behind the scenes stuff from our shoot.

Zoetic Dance Ensemble

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Zoetic Dance Ensemble

Zoetic Dance Ensemble is a non-profit organization dedicated to presenting the quality of the human spirit through the athleticism and artistry of dance to a wide audience by creating and producing innovative and accessible choreographic works.Donate

Zoetic Dance Ensemble was created to give voice to the extraordinary potential of the human body and spirit. Coming from the Greek word zoe, zoetic means living, vital and animated which accurately describes the company’s approach to movement. Zoetic is committed to performance, dance education, mentoring and advocacy.

Zoetic has been recognized as the Best of Atlanta, Creative Loafing (2009, 2005, and 2004), Best of Atlanta, Atlanta Magazine, 2007, Top 5 Best Dance Performances, Creative Loafing, Year in Culture, 2002 and 2005 and Best New Arts Organization, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, 2002.