Dancers in studio photo shoot: Edita Čerče (49,90 project)
Wednesday, 23/11/2022
2023 calendar photoshoot
Edita Čerče, one of the best known oriental dancers in Maribor and around, is soon turning 50. When it comes to ladies, years are not something that you talk about publicly, but Edita is (and I mean that in the best possible way), not your ordinary girl.
Dancers in studio photo shoot: Edita Čerče (49,90 project)
So she decided to mark this anniversary with a calendar and when she came to me with the idea of a photoshoot for a calendar, I immediately knew I wanted to do something a bit different. I decided that I wanted to show the movement of the oriental dance with longer exposure, but also freeze and show the beauty of her and her amazing costumes. I’ve darkened my photo studio to a pitch dark and the experiments could start :)
In the end, both of us were very, very satisfied with the photographs and with the printed calendar, not to mention the whole process (it was surely one of the longest, but also a photoshoot filled with many, many loud laughs that I had in years!).
If you like what you see, you can order your copy of "49,90" calendar (clever name by Edita) for 15,00 EUR at trancedance.si@gmail.com ;)
Edita Čerče "49,90", oriental dance calendar - January 2023
PS: This is the second calendar I did so far, and funny enough, both calendars were of dancers - first one was of Mojca with pole dance in 2021, now Edita with oriental dance in 2022. I am already courious to see what will the 2023 bring :)
Dancers in studio photo shoot: Edita Čerče (49,90 project) Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Edita Čerče "49,90", oriental dance calendar - February 2023 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Edita Čerče "49,90", oriental dance calendar - September 2023 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Edita Čerče "49,90", oriental dance calendar - December 2023 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Dancers in studio photo shoot: Tjaša Šramel
Monday, 26/01/2026
The third and final dancer of my intensive week of studio dance photography — following the incredible Dalanda Diallo and Maša Bozovičar — was another outstanding artist: Tjaša Šramel.
Dancers in studio photo shoot: Maša Bozovičar
Thursday, 22/01/2026
This year, photographically speaking, has started with the dance for me :)
As I already mentioned in a previous post, I had a week of photographing dancers in my photo studio in Maribor and after working with the incredible Dalanda Diallo, the next amazing dancer to step in front of my camera was Maša Bozovičar.
Dancers in studio photo shoot: Dalanda Diallo
Tuesday, 20/01/2026
After way to many moths have past, mainly due to other projects and life in general, I have finally continued my personal photo project called Dancers in studio. One week, three dancers, first one beeing amazing Dalanda Diallo!
Pandora - Art of Pole studio photoshoot 2025 - winter edition
Sunday, 11/01/2026
This winter was quite rough for me. I spent almost three weeks stuck at home due to a winter flu that swept through my family — and a good part of Maribor, Slovenia, and beyond. That’s the main reason I’m so behind on publishing photographs from this great photoshoot on my blog.
Štirje letni časi - Pandorina skrinjica 2024
Narodni dom Maribor, Dvorana generala Maistra, Maribor (Slovenia), 11/05 > 12/05/2024
My fourth Pandorina skrinjica, annual dance performance of the pole dance school "Pandora - Art of Pole", was amazing weekend in a great crowd, as always! :)
Stoletje preobrazbe plesa in glasbe - Pandorina skrinjica 2023
Narodni dom Maribor, Dvorana generala Maistra, Maribor (Slovenia), 20/05/2023
Annual dance production of the pole dance school "Pandora - Art of Pole". "Stoletje preobrazbe plesa in glasbe".
What. A. Show!
38. Zimska plesna šola / 38th Winter dance school
Zimska plesna šola / Winter dance school, Maribor (Slovenia), 03/02 > 06/02/2023
This was already ninth Winter dance school in a row for me, next year will be 10th! Already looking forward! :)
Dancers in studio photo shoot: Jasha Robnik
Friday, 13/01/2023
Last year I had the privilege to work with another very talented young dancer (and dance teacher) Jasha Robnik!
La Place
Narodni dom Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 13/11/2022
Premiere of a great dance & music performance created by Dalanda Diallo and Maša Kagao Knez and produced by KUD Baobab.
Dancers in studio photo shoot: Lucija Jalincienė
Tuesday, 19/04/2022
Continuing with photographing dancers in my photo studio in Maribor, my next dancer was amazing Lucija Jalincienė, another dancer that I photographed performing many, many times in the past.
Dancers in studio photo shoot: Vanja Kolanovič
Tuesday, 12/04/2022
First in my new series of dancers in studio photoshoots features amazing dancer and dance teacher Vanja Kolanovič :)
Mojca pole dance calendar photo shoot
Wednesday, 01/12/2021
I was contacted recently by Mojca, a pole dance student of Pandora - Art of Pole pole dance school, with a very specific request - she wanted to do a photoshoot of herself doing pole dance poses for a calendar. Needless to say, the challenge sounded to good to be true so I jumped at the idea immediately :)
34. Zimska plesna šola / 34th Winter dance school
Zimska plesna šola / Winter dance school, Maribor (Slovenia), 22/02 > 25/02/2019
Once again, I was very privileged to be surrounded with amazing young talents and their great dance mentors - really inspiring weekend! :)
Mično pomično 2016 - Gathering of belly dance groups in Maribor
Dom kulture Pekre, Pekre (Slovenia), 04/06/2016
Continuing our fruitful collaboration after last year’s debut, I had a privilege to photograph another gathering of belly dance groups in Maribor titled "Mično pomično".
31. Zimska plesna šola / 31st Winter dance school
Zimska plesna šola / Winter dance school, Maribor (Slovenia), 19/02 > 22/02/2016
Continuing our successful collaboration from the last year, I was hired again this year to document the international Winter Dance School that has been happening in Maribor for 31 years now!
Izbine pripovedke za velike - letna plesna produkcija Plesne Izbe Maribor
Lutkovno gledališče Maribor, Maribor (Slovenia), 19/06/2015
Second part (out of three!) of the annual summer production of Plesna Izba Maribor featuring their more experienced dancers!
The Moving Gallery - group photography exhibition plus contemporary dance
Thursday, 30/08/2012
Murska Sobota, August 31st and September 1st 2012
Some of the photos that I took at the recent dance photography workshop with Chris Nash, along with the ones from my fellow photographers, will be shown as part of The Moving Gallery project in the next two days, as part of Front@, contemporary dance festival.
Impressions from Dance Photography Workshop with Chris Nash
Thursday, 30/08/2012
Great photography workshop with one of the worlds leading dance photographers
Two days photography workshop with great energy and fun!
MARIBOrient
SNG Maribor, Mali oder, Maribor (Slovenia), 18/11/2011
MARIBOrient is a "musical-visual-dance ritual" by a group called Saltana whose members are oriental dancer Edita Čerče, three musicians (Tadej Furlan, Dani Marinič and Andrej Hrvatin) and a VJ Katja Hrvatin Jazbec.
