Paired with empowering words from the dancers themselves, the photographs convey each child’s declaration that they were born to dance. What they all share is the skill to elevate their hopes and dreams with beauty, humor, grace, and surprise. The subjects include TV and internet stars like Chloé Lukasiak, Kalani Hilliker, Nia Sioux, and Kendall Vertes, as well as boys and girls from around the neighborhood. Now, in one dazzling photograph after another, he portrays dancers-ages 2 through 18-in ordinary and extraordinary pursuits, from hanging with friends to taking selfies, from leaping for joy to feeling left out. Jordan Matter is known to millions for his 10 Minute Photo Challenge YouTube videos. Jordan Matter is known to millions for his 10 Minute Photo Challenge YouTube videos.Ī New York Times bestseller! “In Jordan Matter’s photos, dancers make all the world their stage.” -New York Times From Jordan Matter, YouTube star and New York Times–bestselling author of Dancers Among Us, a celebration of what it means to be young and full of possibility, featuring gorgeous photographs of well-known dancers (including Tate McRae and Sofie Dossi) as well as stars in the making.
