Summer Camps
Abby
Abby Kulwicki of Hudson, Ohio goes for a swim in her tutu after training for 8 hours in a sweltering studio at the Washington Ballet school in Washington, DC, on Friday, July 27, 2012. Young dancers from all over the world converge on the school to learn at its summer intensive program and for a chance to join the Washington Ballet company. "Its not the coolness, its being weightless that matters," Kulwicki said.
(Photo by Daniel C. Britt / The Washington Post)Beau
Beau Swallow, 14, of Fairfax, VA, reveals a long scar while changing into costume backstage during the talent show at Camp Fantastic in Front Royal, VA, Thursday, August 16, 2012. For three decades Camp Fantastic has provided a week-long summer camp experience for kids affected by cancer with an around-the-clock medical staff.
(Photo by Daniel C. Britt / The Washington Post)Backstage
Campers change into costume backstage during the talent show at Camp Fantastic in Front Royal, VA on Thursday, August 16, 2012. For three decades Camp Fantastic has provided a week-long summer camp experience for kids affected by cancer with an around-the-clock medical staff.
(Photo by Daniel C. Britt / The Washington Post)Michelle
Michelle Milan flips below the surface in the McLean Garden Apartments' pool on the 3500 block of Washington, DC, Thursday, July 26, 2012. Milan's weightlessness delighted and perturbed her. "Dance isn't the same without pain," she said. As a part of a summer-long ritual, students attending the Washington Ballet Summer 2012 Intensive program cooled off at the pool, located across the street from the ballet, after dancing in stuffy studios all day.
(Photo by Daniel C. Britt / The Washington Post)Libby 7
Libby Farber goes for a swim in her tutu after training for 8 hours in a sweltering studio at the Washington Ballet school in Washington, DC, on Friday, July 27, 2012. Young dancers from all over the world converge on the school to learn at its summer intensive program and for a chance to join the Washington Ballet company.
Slow Motion
Libby Faber, 14, floats on her back while Abby Kulwicki, 15, grips Faber with her legs underwater in the McLean Garden Apartments pool on the 3500 block of Washington, DC, Friday, July 27, 2012. As a part of a summer-long ritual, students attending the Washington Ballet Summer 2012 Intensive program cooled off at the pool, located across the street from the ballet, after dancing in stuffy studios all day.
(Photo by Daniel C. Britt / The Washington Post)Courtney
Courtney Ott poses for a portrait in her shared room at Camp Fantastic in Front Royal, VA on Thursday, August 16, 2012. For three decades Camp Fantastic has provided a week-long summer camp experience for kids affected by cancer with an around-the-clock medical staff. Ott has undergone operations on her legs for tumor removal.
(Photo by Daniel C. Britt / The Washington Post)Dr. Chanock
Dr. Steve Chanock consults Zoe Chen, 13, at Camp Fantastic in Front Royal, VA, Thursday on August 16, 2012. Before every meal, each camper undergoes brief medical questioning. For three decades Camp Fantastic has provided a week-long summer camp experience for kids affected by cancer with an around-the-clock medical staff.
(Photo by Daniel C. Britt / The Washington Post)Abby 2
Abby Kulwicki, 15, pirouettes underwater in the McLean Garden Apartments pool on the 3500 block of Washington, DC, Friday, July 27, 2012. As a part of a summer-long ritual, students attending the Washington Ballet Summer 2012 Intensive program cooled off at the pool, located across the street from the ballet, after dancing in stuffy studios all day. Their routines continued below the surface.
(Photo by Daniel C. Britt / The Washington Post)Infirmary 2
Pain killers are distributed in the infirmary at Camp Fantastic in Front Royal, VA, on Thursday, August 16, 2012. For three decades Camp Fantastic has provided a week-long summer camp experience for kids affected by cancer with an around-the-clock medical staff.
(Photo by Daniel C. Britt / The Washington Post)Libby 2
Libby Faber, 14, floats underwater in the McLean Garden Apartments pool on the 3500 block of Washington, DC, Friday, July 27, 2012. As a part of a summer-long ritual, students attending the Washington Ballet Summer 2012 Intensive program cooled off at the pool, located across the street from the ballet, after dancing in stuffy studios all day.
(Photo by Daniel C. Britt / The Washington Post)Andrew
Andrew Christianson, 12, takes a pain killer in the infirmary at Camp Fantastic in Front Royal, VA, Thursday, August 16, 2012. For three decades Camp Fantastic has provided a week-long summer camp experience for kids affected by cancer with an around-the-clock medical staff.
(Photo by Daniel C. Britt / The Washington Post)cancercamp
Alesia Allen, 10, center, dances in front of Counselor and amputee D.J. Conti during the talent show at Camp Fantastic in Front Royal, VA, Thursday, August 16, 2012. For three decades Camp Fantastic has provided a week-long summer camp experience for kids affected by cancer with an around-the-clock medical staff.
(Photo by Daniel C. Britt / The Washington Post)Face in the Crowd
A girl watches the talent show at Camp Fantastic in Front Royal, VA, Thursday, August 16, 2012. For three decades Camp Fantastic has provided a week-long summer camp experience for kids affected by cancer with an around-the-clock medical staff.
(Photo by Daniel C. Britt / The Washington Post)Canoe Games
Taylor Miles, right, tosses a sponge with his oar at Camp Fantastic in Front Royal, VA, Thursday, August 16, 2012. Miles and canoe partner Brian Mungia-Godinez, 11, compete in a game where points are scored by landing sponges into opponents' boats. For three decades Camp Fantastic has provided a week-long summer camp experience for kids affected by cancer with an around-the-clock medical staff.
(Photo by Daniel C. Britt / The Washington Post)Striking a Different Pose
Boys pose with counselors at Camp Fantastic in Front Royal, VA, Thursday, August 16, 2012. For three decades Camp Fantastic has provided a week-long summer camp experience for kids affected by cancer with an around-the-clock medical staff.
(Photo by Daniel C. Britt / The Washington Post)Libby and Michelle
Libby Faber, 14, floats underwater in the McLean Garden Apartments' pool on the 3500 block of Washington, DC, Friday, July 27, 2012. As a part of a summer-long ritual, students attending the Washington Ballet Summer 2012 Intensive program cooled off at the pool, located across the street from the ballet, after dancing in stuffy studios all day.
(Photo by Daniel C. Britt / The Washington Post)Cheek-to-Cheek
Libby Faber, 14, left floats cheek-to-cheek with Abby Kulwicki, 15, underwater in the McLean Garden Apartments' pool on the 3500 block of Washington, DC, Friday, July 27, 2012. As a part of a summer-long ritual, students attending the Washington Ballet Summer 2012 Intensive program cooled off at the pool, located across the street from the ballet, after dancing in stuffy studios all day. Their routines continued below the surface.
(Photo by Daniel C. Britt / The Washington Post)Libby 3
Libby Faber, 14, floats underwater in the McLean Garden Apartments' pool on the 3500 block of Washington, DC, Friday, July 27, 2012. As a part of a summer-long ritual, students attending the Washington Ballet Summer 2012 Intensive program cooled off at the pool, located across the street from the ballet, after dancing in stuffy studios all day.
(Photo by Daniel C. Britt / The Washington Post)Natalia
Natalia Perkovic,19, dances below the surface in the McLean Garden Apartments' pool on the 3500 block of Washington, DC, Thursday, July 26, 2012. As a part of a summer-long ritual, students attending the Washington Ballet Summer 2012 Intensive program cooled off at the pool, located across the street from the ballet, after dancing in stuffy studios all day. Improvised ballet routines didn't stop at the surface.
(Photo by Daniel C. Britt / The Washington Post)