Striking Poses

I had a photoshoot this evening with a professional ballet dancer/ choreographer who's in town to receive an award, so in preparation, I sketched out some pose ideas I wanted him to strike for my next illustration series. These are a few of the gestures. I totally feel these are throwaway sketches, but it was nice of my model to note how much he liked the movement I was able to capture, even down to how the toes are pointed. Coming from a lauded principal dancer, I'll take the compliment!