狗狗们与舞者们共享聚光灯，拍摄这组令人惊叹的照片
狗狗们与舞者们共享聚光灯，拍摄这组令人惊叹的照片
Photographers Kelly Pratt and Ian Kreidich frequently work with professional dancers, capturing their gorgeous movements and their breathtaking abilities. But in a random moment, Pratt suggested to her husband, Kreidich, that they throw a few dogs into the mix for an unusual collaboration.
摄影师凯利·普拉特(Kelly Pratt)和伊恩·克里迪奇(Ian Kreidich)经常与专业舞者合作，捕捉他们华丽的动作和惊人的能力。但在一个偶然的时刻，普拉特向她的丈夫克瑞迪奇建议，他们可以加入几条狗，进行一次不同寻常的合作。
Lily and Red (Photo: Kelly Pratt & Ian Kreidich/'Dancers & Dogs')
"We definitely didn't fully know what to expect with this project," Pratt tells MNN. "We started very small — at first we worked with our friends at the St. Louis Ballet — and just slowly tried to figure out what worked and what didn't, when it came to working with dogs. No one had ever done this before, so it was all trial and error."
“我们完全不知道这个项目会带来什么，”普拉特告诉MNN。“我们从很小的地方开始——一开始我们和圣路易斯芭蕾舞团的朋友们一起工作——慢慢地试着弄清楚什么对狗有用，什么没用。以前从来没有人这样做过，所以这完全是试错。”
They posted a behind-the-scenes video on social media and it vaulted into the stratosphere. It has been viewed more than 41 million times on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.
他们在社交媒体上发布了一段幕后视频，这段视频迅速蹿红网络。该视频在YouTube、Facebook和Instagram上的点击量超过了4100万次。
Pratt and Kreidich spent more than two years photographing 100 dancers and 100 dogs in more than 10 cities across the U.S. Now the images of graceful dancers and furry companions are in the book "Dancers & Dogs."
普拉特和克瑞迪奇花了两年多的时间，在美国10多个城市拍摄了100多名舞者和100只狗。现在，优雅的舞者和毛茸茸的伙伴的形象被收录在《舞者和狗》一书中。
Alex and Peach (Photo: Kelly Pratt & Ian Kreidich/'Dancers & Dogs')
"The dancers are smiling and laughing, because the dogs are being dogs — just goofy and lovable. That isn't a depiction of the dance world that is shown all that often. Dance is most often shown in movies and TV as being dark and moody, full of drama and backstabbing. I often feel that people don't fully think of dancers as humans, because their abilities and beauty are so otherworldly."
“舞者们微笑着，大笑着，因为狗狗们就是狗——傻傻的，可爱的。这种对舞蹈世界的描述并不常见。舞蹈最常在电影和电视中表现为黑暗和情绪化，充满戏剧性和背后中伤。我经常觉得，人们并没有完全把舞者当成人类，因为他们的能力和美丽是如此的超凡脱俗。”
Destiny and Lucca (Photo: Kelly Pratt & Ian Kreidich/'Dancers & Dogs')
This fun, human side was something they set out to portray.
这种有趣的、人性化的一面正是他们想要表现的。
When the canine casting call went out, they mostly looked for well-behaved dogs who could act cool under the spotlights.
当犬类选角的消息传出后，他们主要寻找的是那些在聚光灯下能表现得很酷的狗。
Bianca and Hero (Photo: Kelly Pratt & Ian Kreidich/'Dancers & Dogs')
The photographers get lots of questions about whether they'd consider using other animals such as cats or horses, and whether they'd use rescue dogs. They'd love to use cats — in fact their own rescue cat, Sam, and rescue dog, Dillon, made an appearance in the book.
摄影师们会被问及是否会考虑使用其他动物，如猫或马，以及是否会使用搜救犬。他们喜欢用猫——事实上，他们自己的救援猫，山姆，和救援狗，狄龙，出现在书中。
They're worried, however, that shelter dogs wouldn't feel comfortable in the studio in the spotlight. They would love to work with dogs in foster care that are more confident and have a human to lean on for support.
然而，他们担心收容所的狗在聚光灯下会感到不舒服。他们喜欢在寄养中心和更自信的狗一起工作，有一个人可以依靠。
Jordan and Marvel (Photo: Kelly Pratt & Ian Kreidich/'Dancers & Dogs')
Each session lasts about 90 minutes. During the first 20 or 30 minutes, the dancers warm up and stretch and the dogs get used to their surroundings and get to know the dancers, if they haven't already met.
每节课大约90分钟。在最初的20到30分钟里，舞者们会做热身和伸展运动，狗狗们也会适应周围的环境，如果还没见过的话，它们会去认识舞者。
The photographers go into each session with a pretty good idea of what they'd like to see.
摄影师带着他们想要看到的东西的好想法进入每个会议。
Pratt says that she and Kreidich were surprised that the photos and video had such a strong response from fans on social media.
普拉特说，她和克瑞迪奇对这些照片和视频在社交媒体上引起粉丝们如此强烈的反响感到惊讶。
"We never expected the growth in followers we had, once we put the viral video out. The feeling is unexplainable if you haven't experienced it firsthand, to see something you posted grow exponentially in front of your eyes."
“自从我们发布了这段视频后，我们从来没有预料到我们的粉丝会这么多。这种感觉是无法解释的，如果你没有亲身体验过，看到你发布的东西在你眼前成倍增长。”
Courtney and puppies (Photo: Kelly Pratt & Ian Kreidich/'Dancers & Dogs')
