Perry Bennett Photography

06/02/2026

Update for my Charleston Ballet, Inc. family! Nearly 1200 photos from the 2026 American Academy of Ballet Spring Recital are being uploaded now, and should be available first thing on Tuesday morning!

https://perrybphoto.smugmug.com/Charleston-Ballet/May-22-2026-Charleston-Ballet-Spring-Recital

I appreciate your patience, and your continued support! 💖📸🩰

06/02/2026

More good news for my Kelle Boggs Dance Studio, Inc. friends/family!

Almost 800 photos from the 2nd half of the 2026 "Be Our Guest" Spring Production performance are being uploaded NOW, as of 9:15pm on Monday! Should be done in just over an hour or so, I think. That wraps up my coverage from this year's production!

[UPDATE as of 10:15pm... DONE!]

https://perrybphoto.smugmug.com/Kelle-Boggs-Dance-Studio/May-17-2026-KBDS-Be-Our-Guest-Performance

I appreciate your patience and hope everyone likes them!

Thank you for your continued support.

06/01/2026

MAJOR update for my Kelle Boggs Dance Studio, Inc. friends/family!

I've been able to edit just over HALF of my photos from the 2026 Spring Production, "Be Our Guest" performance at the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia.

I'm currently uploading everything I have edited so far, which is OVER 900 PHOTOS. Its just after midnight Sunday night (Monday morning), and I am guessing will take a little under 2 hours for the gallery to upload fully. The final gallery will be ALMOST 1700 photos!

I appreciate your patience, I know everyone is excited to see them!

You can find them here:

This gallery hosted by SmugMug; your photos look better here.

05/31/2026

Thanks for an INCREDIBLE recital day, Dancing Unlimited! Y'all are so talented and welcoming! Thank you for sharing it with me and letting me document your 2026 Recital!

A bit of bad news... photos wont be ready for a few weeks. :( I have a few recitals ahead of you in the editing pipeline, as well as a large regional dance conference (MADI - Mid-Atlantic Dance Initiative) that I am photographing this coming weekend. I appreciate your patience, it will be worth it!

05/30/2026

Some highlights from Dancing Unlimited's 2nd dress rehearsal in preparation for their Spring Recital at the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia on Saturday afternoon!

Please tag/share with dancers in the photos! See you Saturday for Recital(s)!

05/29/2026

A few highlight photos from tonight's dress rehearsal for Dancing Unlimited's Recital on Saturday at the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia! I swear they should just give me a set of keys to that place at this point. LOL!

This is a new studio for me this season... Its nice to see some new faces and different styles of dance to change things up a bit.

Please feel free to tag and share if you know the dancers in the photos. I definitey dont know everyone!

05/28/2026

Fog dances around the lantern and spire of the dome of the .

05/27/2026

Following-up on last night's Dance FestivALL at the Culture Center, a Ballet Masterclass lead by guest soloists Grace Rookstool and David O'Matz from the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, was held today and hosted at the Charleston Ballet, Inc. studios on Capitol Street. Here are a few highlights from today's class!

More photos can be found here:
https://perrybphoto.smugmug.com/Charleston-FestivALL/May-27-2026-Ballet-Masterclass

05/27/2026

A small highlights gallery from tonight's Dance FestivALL event at the WV Culture Center, featuring local studios The Charleston Ballet, Inc., Academy of Arts at January's, and River City Youth Ballet Ensemble; as well as performances from guest artists Grace Rookstool and David O'Matz from the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.

I will eventually have a full gallery on my site, but a SLIGHTLY larger (almost 300 photos) highlights gallery is available at the link below for now [Please note: I have *several* recitals and other events that are ahead of this, priority-wise, but I will get to it, I promise!]:

https://perrybphoto.smugmug.com/Charleston-FestivALL/May-26-2026-Dance-FestivALL-Highlights-for-Now

05/27/2026

Dancers from the River City Youth Ballet Ensemble perform "Carmen Fantais" during the 2026 Dance FestivALL on Tuesday evening at the WV Culture Center.