Dance Photographer Tom Kramer worked collaboratively with professional dancers to document signature moments of a live performance.

You can create your own dance, and move in your own way, inspired by these images of dancers who’ve spent years studying and practicing their art.

If you’re interested in photography, take inspiration from Tom Kramer’s work, who worked onstage with dancers as they rehearsed. Tom took hundreds of photos during each session, both digital and on film, and worked with his wife, dancer Paula Kramer, to select these images.

Before taking video became easy, these photographs were often the only record of a dance that took months to create.