A Little Ring Boy Breakdancing

Photography by Richard Min

A ring boy at Elsy & Lester's wedding arrived in a black tuxedo with a bow tie around his neck. And of course there was his ring bearer pillow. He appeared very quiet, reserved and shy in the beginning. I wanted to take portrait shots of him and told this little boy, "Don't be shy and just be yourself..!" But when his uncle heard me saying this, He said, "Oh no... You don't want to see him being himself..~" I didn't know what this meant. When the ceremony ended and the music at the dance floor started playing... He got rid of his black tuxedo jacket and a white slack, untucked his t-shirt and started to move his hands and body to the "tick-tack" beat of the music. Suddenly he became a different person. He didn't care what other people think of him. He was breakdancing..!! I forgot to ask his name. I became his fan and followed him everywhere he put his steps on the dance floor. And then I knew what his uncle was trying to say. He was awesome..!!!