NSP 2025 Recap is here! We created this video to celebrate the incredible shows, rehearsals, and film shoots we have been honored to be apart of in 2025.
This year was also a personal milestone for Nel as she celebrates 25 years of filming dance! She is so grateful for every artist, collaborator, and community that has made this work possible.
Thank you to all our clients for allowing us to be apart of your work, we are so grateful to you all, and to the NSP Team for another amazing year. 💜🎥
Companies and Artist featured in this film:
12/30/2025
Sending so much love on this Holiday season from the Shelby Duggan Family! 💜
Looking forward to ringing in the new year and for all to come in 2026! 🎉
12/20/2025
Check out this promo we created of Tere O'Connor's work "Construct-A-Guy" originally created and performed by himself in 1984 now being performed by Tim Bendernagel during their program at New York Live Arts earlier this month.
Our team had the honor to capture this work as well as the world premiere of "The Lace" (2025) last weekend and it was a truly stunning show. 💜
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12/13/2025
Nel had the opportunity to collaborate on a blog for about working as a creative partner with clients!
"So much of what makes a project successful has nothing to do with gear, budgets, or deliverables, and everything to do with how we work together. Creative work is a relationship, not a transaction, and the way clients communicate, give feedback, and build trust has a real impact on the final result." - Nel
Swipe through to read a few of Nel's insights from her experience at Nel Shelby Productions on how clients can become stronger creative partners, starting with clarity, kindness, and mutual respect.
Head to the link in our bio to read the full blog and let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
12/11/2025
It might be cold outside but we are still dreaming of summer days this past summer!☀️
From Nel;
“Storytelling has always been at the heart of what we do. I’m endlessly curious about people, how we move through the world, how ideas take shape, how something begins as a feeling and becomes a thing.
Listening to choreographers talk about how they create dances, and then being in the room as that process unfolds, is one of my favorite places to be.”
This short film highlighting works she premiered this summer, check out the link in our bio to head to the NSP blog for a couple other films we had the privilege of creating this year in Vail! 🌲⛰️
12/10/2025
Nel had the opportunity to collaborate on a blog for about working as a creative partner with clients!
"So much of what makes a project successful has nothing to do with gear, budgets, or deliverables, and everything to do with how we work together. Creative work is a relationship, not a transaction, and the way clients communicate, give feedback, and build trust has a real impact on the final result." - Nel
Swipe through to read a few of Nel's insights from her experience at Nel Shelby Productions on how clients can become stronger creative partners, starting with clarity, kindness, and mutual respect.
Here is the link to check out the full blog, let us know what you think in the comments below!
When Nel was asked to contribute to an episode of podcast her and Meg made this perfect little podcast space right here in our City Center office!
Tune into the CI to Eye podcast with host Monica Holt to hear some great conversations about the all kinds of topics relevant to the industry and stay tuned for Nel's feature on an upcoming podcast!
12/01/2025
Happy December!🎄
Looking back at last month we had the privilege to document Firebird Curriculum! We had an amazing day getting to shoot with and .taijimenez along with drummer Stephen Haley and six lovely DTH students!
11/26/2025
🍁Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁
Here’s a special holiday tradition that Nel’s kids have been doing for the last 11 years to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!
Music by Gracie, lyrics and video editing by Jack, filming by the iPhone/Christopher (haha)!! Hope you get a little laugh and enjoy it. 💜
From Nel, “I love Thanksgiving because gratitude is what lifts me out of any tough situation, it is a practice that I can go to and it is always there. Here it goes…I am so grateful to do the work I get to do with my team and with my AMAZING clients. Dance truly changes lives and for all of us at NSP to capture dance on film is the most gratifying.
Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving and a season filled with gratitude no matter what the circumstances.”
11/24/2025
New York City Public School educators have a special place in NSP's heart💜
Which is why we loved capturing their Citywide Professional Learning: Ballet for All event earlier this month! Our team had a full day live streaming, capturing B-roll, and getting interviews. AND it was at one of our favorite places !
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Fully equipped for single and multiple camera video services, our team of dance videographers offers everything from brainstorming what your video should include to prepping the final edit for sharing online.
In addition to filming performances, we capture interviews, auditions, fundraising videos and promotional reels. Our dance documentary PS DANCE! was nominated for a New York Emmy!! We can even live-stream dance events online or at exclusive venues.
Excellence means more than showing up with the best equipment. As movers ourselves, we feel a deep devotion to the advancement of dance as an art form and bring this passion to every project we take on. We value collaboration with our clients and internally as a creative team. And we serve with kindness, knowing that the best projects are made of joy, not just deliverables.
Learn more about our values:
Nel Shelby Productions is expert and professional.
Here at Nel Shelby Productions, we pride ourselves on our high-quality standards. We use all of the state-of-the-art equipment, ensuring the sharpest, clearest video and sound. And rest assured that your video will be safe and secure: We store all of your footage in our own archive, just in case. We even have backups for our backups!
We have deep roots in the performing arts.
Our team has deep roots in the performing arts – which is why we’re so passionate about helping other artists promote and document their work! We want your performances to be seen and enjoyed by future generations – not just by those who buy tickets to your show. And we don’t work with just one kind of artist. We serve a diverse client base and have experience working in nearly every New York performance venue. Our team has an extensive knowledge of the field – and a strong understanding of our clients’ needs.
We really take care of our clients.
We know that an artist’s time is precious. We also know that the performing arts world just loves surprising us with last-minute opportunities and deadlines. That’s why we respond promptly to all requests and are happy to adjust our editing timelines based on your specific schedule. We are a cheery, caring, creative team that understands your needs and tries to make your job as easy as possible. We love to take care of our clients!
Our approach is thoughtful and collaborative.
We bring a collaborative approach to all our projects. We like to think of our clients as our partners in inspiration – we’re there to help you tell your story, but we also love to share our own big-picture ideas that we think will meet your needs. Brainstorming is a collaboration!
We are woman and dancer powered.
We’re proud to have a team made up of super inspiring women (and a few good men!) in a very male-dominated field. Because our videographers are all former and current dancers, we intimately understand the needs of other dance artists. We love seeing you do what you do. Your success is our success!
