Dances With Tech

I’d love to hear about your creative ancestors — the mentors, makers, or memory-keepers who shaped your work. What did they teach you about care, craft, or continuity? How did the document and pass on their work? Comment below and tell me a story, or share a small gesture you carry forward in your own creative practice. Before the Cloud, There Were Bodies. 💭 Read the full reflection on Substack — link in bio. #DancesWithTech #CreativeAncestry #DigitalArtistry #DanceAndMedia #CreativeLineage #SomaticCreativity #ArtistReflections #BeforeTheCloud

Meet Ri Lindegren in a decade plus dance and film career flashback of the photos we could easily find... Ri is the founder of Dances With Tech. She created it to offer high quality video documentation for the performing arts, specializing in two camera shoots of shows, events, and profile pieces. She also thrives in sharing her love of media through education. The Bio: For a long time the only way you could catch Ri was in constant motion. She leaped across artistic, academic, and technological disciplines as a dancer, freelance videographer, cultural anthropology and gender studies nerd, arts administrator, and arts advocate. In 2021 Ri received her M.F.A. in Dance & Interdisciplinary Digital Media & Performance (Arizona State University), where she taught courses on Intro to Dance, Modern Dance I, Yoga, and numerous dance and technology workshops. Ri spent a year as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance & Media at ASU where she loved working with students to build their dance filmmaking, media installation, and choreographing with media skills. Ri continued her 200 HR YTT education through the Resonance Yoga Mentorship Program with Jacoby Ballard, and is currently becoming ISMETA certified in the Somatic Groundwork method by Kaila June Kellikuli. She enjoys leading age-specific and intergenerational opportunities for creativity, movement, play, and digital literacy in community and educational spaces. Ri specializes in virtual and live embodied social somatic experiences across movement genres and building immersive physical spaces that support imagination and wellness. When Ri isn't filming, editing, teaching, or producing events, you can find her dancing House, Contemporary, Contact Improv, and climbing. Ri enjoys facilitating classes that are adapted to meet the needs of the students in the space, and seeks to support students in deepening their ability to listen and trust their own bodies. Ri strives to develop classes that are accessible, trauma-informed, body-positive, culturally-aware, and rooted in the connection between breath, body, and mind. For movement work check out @moving_with_ri #dancerlife #dancefilm #danceswithtech #film #bio

How have cameras shaped your world? How does your gear reflect the possibilities of what you can create? I’ve been reflecting on how much my creative life has shifted through the cameras I’ve held, and how each chapter of Dances With Tech has been shaped by the tools I had access to. Swipe to see a little arc of that evolution: 📸 DanceTheRoof, NYC Three summers, three rooftops, dancers + videographers learning beside each other. My Sony A6000 (my first “better” camera) taught me how to move with the dancers, not just film them. 📸 “Look into My Voice, Hear My Dance” Documenting Sumana Sen Mandala’s MFA thesis project about survivors of sexual assault deepened my commitment to hold stories with care. I filmed the performance and created four dance films using the A6000 and a Pro 4K Sony camcorder, and learned so many new skills along the way. 📸 Current Gear My Sony A7C with a Tamron lens, one of the two cameras I now use for multi-angle shoots, performance documentation, and the workshops I lead. 📸 Holding Space for the Future A moment from a 2024 dance film workshop — imagining what comes next. Each camera holds a chapter of growth: more clarity, more skill, more responsibility, and a deeper commitment to uplifting artists with the best tools I could access at the time. And now, it’s time for a new chapter. I’m building the Camera Collaborative Fund to upgrade Dances With Tech’s core gear so I can keep supporting the performing arts, small businesses, and creatives of all kinds with higher-quality tools...and offer artists hands-on access to pro equipment in workshops. ✨ Better equipment → stronger performance documentation ✨ Better lenses → richer detail + dynamic range ✨ Cinema-level bodies → more possibilities for dance film & documentation ✨ Better tools → better support for the community I serve This is a values-led way to support this next phase of my work. If you’re curious, there’s a small link in my bio. 🌱 Feel free to share. Or go here: https://bit.ly/4a4bEEn More soon. 💛 Ri #danceswithtech #dancevideography #artistjourney #danceandtech #creativedocumentation

Happy to support the work of @ccdr_collections_asu yesterday for International Dance Day - filming dances that originated in India, Mexico, France, and more, as well as here on Turtle Island. Live performances as well as a dance film & documentary, student exhibitions, and even some samosa snacks! Did you know that the CCDR is one of only SEVEN dance archives? So much dance in the world, and yet we have so few places cultivating and holding space to remember dance history. Go check out CCDR at @asumusicdancetheatre and learn some new things, or donate to support their work. I appreciate how @taichishan is examining and broadening the scope of how we think of cultural and ethnic forms of dance from a cross-cultural perspective. Most fun part? The group line dance at the end :) Catch the last clip for a sneak peek.

What a dream come true to document four local Phoenix choreographers at @scottsdalearts this past weekend as part of the incredible HOMEGROWN show. This was a 2 camera shoot that Ri decided day of to use another set of cameras as backup (just in case...) so we have 4 cameras of footage for two different angles (wide and tracking). Thank you for the opportunity to film local professional dance artists (@alicia.nascimentocastro @hankjimenex @methodsofmadnessdancetheater @lilianalupe by locals (Dances With Tech). We can't wait to show you the results (hang tight.. there are a few big editing projects in process!) It was also a busy weekend filming @nvaadance and a family interview for another client. Thank you for choosing Dances With Tech so we can help each other thrive! There are so many incredible dance events happening around town over the next month! Grab your ticket to a show! #FilmTheArts #DanceDocumentation #ArtistsSupportingArtists #ContemporaryDance

☂️ The OFFICIAL video re-cap of TWILIGHT FRINGE 2026 at @pembertonphx 🦩 Film 🎥 captured and edited by @danceswithtechaz 🔥 Thank you again to all of the artists who shared their creative work and to our audience! 💫 Did we mention the power 🔌 went out mid-show for about 10 minutes? 😅✨ True professionals on stage and off—everyone handled it with so much grace, presence, and adaptability. And shoutout to our audience for being such good sports and rolling with it like champs 🙌💛

Two chances to move, make, and document this weekend Saturday 4/18: Dance Film Prototyping Lab for Movers Test ideas. Map shots. Film something real—no perfection required. Made for dancers, choreographers, and movement makers. Sunday 4/19: Document Your Work With Ease Bring your laptop or phone and build simple systems to actually capture, organize, and share your work. For artists, dancers, and creatives of all kinds! Come to one or both 💛 Link in bio / message me to join #DanceFilmmaking #CreativeProcess #DocumentYourWork #CreativeWorkflow #TechForArtists

The hardest part is getting started. Jump into a supportive, fun, guided dance filmmaking lab and to get those ideas rolling! 1 week away: Sat April 18th 9am-12pm Downtown Phoenix, AZ We will gather in a local coffee shop and use the neighborhood as our playground to try on ideas for dance films - ideas, shots, movement. Whether you've made hundreds of dance films, or are unsure how to pick up a camera, the only requirement is that you are prepared to dance with and in front of the camera. Geared towards but not limited to dancers who've been dancing for a while, come dance with cameras next Saturday! Rsvp asap - only a few spots left! >>> danceswithtech.com/event and link in bio #DanceforCamera #dancefilm #phoenixdance #filmdance #makeadancefilm

I've spent 10 minutes trying to find the right words to describe the last 2 days on this truly kind and collaborative film set. It was such a joy to have the opportunity to be a camera operator on an FX6 cinema camera (with a great DP and 1st AC!) on a deeply meaningful project written and directed by the incredible @vincentrutley - a short film that brought together folks of different abilities to be funny, irreverent, and create their own mischief. FOLLOW -> @nhw_shortfilm_2026 I appreciated how much care was offered to the talent, cast, and crew on this all volunteer film set throughout the shoot. Thank you for the opportunity to be a part of this, to stretch out of my filmmaking comfort zone (I learned so much), and to live in a little pocket of creative joy for this tiny sliver of time. Thanks to The AZ Dance Experience for offering film opportunities. Here are some quick snaps from my phone camera bts. #filmmaking #filmwithcare #cinemamagic (Crew help me tag everyone!) @thedanceexperience.az @l29reese @rumur_kristina @woodwind_warrior jordan.aka.jman @wheelchairphillip @daniellehmusic @twofzerot @jayisthebest @caseyfehr @msmisc2112 @jrutmusic @real_giop @raysanch3zz @danceswithtechaz @benminkler @aidan_atchison nico.useche @deluxeflavors @kingjustice10m @lifewithrhu @stackzdabarba @disabilityfilmchallenge

You have a dance film idea. Or a question. Or a feeling you keep circling. But you’re waiting.....for the right gear, the right time, the right conditions… What if you didn’t? This Dance Filmmaking Prototyping Lab is about testing ideas now. In 3 hours, we’ll: • clarify what you’re making + why • map simple, filmable shots • run short outdoor filming experiments Not polished scenes. Not pressure. Just real-time discovery. This is for professional dancers ready to explore how movement + camera + environment actually work together. April 18 | 9am–12pm Dark Hall Coffee (Phoenix) 10 spots - RSVP required Come experiment. Leave with direction. 🔗 /event (link in bio) #DanceFilm #CreativeProcess #EmbodiedPractice #ShowYourWork

Join a workshop series that helps artists capture, organize, and share their work with ease. Learn simple photo, video, and editing tools—without tech overwhelm. Perfect for portfolios, grants, and archives. ✨ Limited-time workshop offer — high-value skills you’ll use for every project. Don’t miss it → danceswithtech.com/document #danceswithtech #documentyourwork #artistdocumentation #creativeworkflow #artistsupport danceonfilm performingartists phoenixarts creativeprocess artisttools

What’s your biggest documentation struggle right now? If any of these sound familiar, you’re not alone. Many artists are creating incredible work...but documenting, organizing, and sharing it can feel overwhelming. That’s exactly why I created Document Your Work With Ease, a hands-on workshop designed to help artists: • capture better photo & video documentation • organize media so you can actually find it later • learn simple editing tools for reels, grants, and promotion • build a sustainable system you can keep using long after the class Bring your phone, your curiosity, and your creative work. Let’s make documenting your work feel doable, maybe even enjoyable! 🔗 Link in bio to register #documentyourwork #artisttools #creativeprocess #danceartists #phoenixarts grantready artistresources danceswithtech