Dance ambassador Rylea (@balletlifeofrylea) joined me for a session in my River Experience series — and the weather had other plans for us. Right before we started, it was a warm 85 degrees. Then a summer downpour rolled through and delayed us, dropping the temperature into the mid-70s by the time we got going. The upside: all that rain left behind a beautiful river fog that became the perfect backdrop for these portraits.

Rylea dances at both West Jersey Youth Ballet and Easton Ballet Academy, and it shows in the control and presence she brought to every pose, fog and all.