This was my first try at dance photography. I met the dancer on a video production and got in touch with her regarding a photoshoot. We created a couple of images with different outfits, poses, backgrounds and light sets. The jumping shot, my favorite of the series, was one I had planned for later in the day, so she was fully warmed up.
I used a big rectangular softbox from the top left as key. She is facing it. Additionally, I used another big rectangular softbox from above and just bit of fill from the front left with a big octa. All strobe to freeze the movement. The rest was her getting the jump right and me timing the shot. I had some friends jump around when I tested the light sets, so I figured out I prefer timing one shot over spraying and praying. There is no massive Photoshop on this one. I had to clean up some hair, besides that it was mostly a basic retouch.