Multicultural Assembly Experiment

I took these photos on assignment for my advanced class at my high school.  There was a multicultural assembly going on and I was excited to get a chance to capture each different culture.  This shoot was very challenging.  I have never taken pictures of a stage performance, and I was unsure of what I was doing the entire time!  I took these photos with a super telephoto lens, and a macro lens, both at f/2.8 and 125 shutter speed to balance the lack of background light, and harsh foreground.  I moved around to a lot of different angles, and distances, and it turned out better than I expected.  I edited these photos in Lightroom 3.  The best advice I can give is to just keep shooting!  If something isn't working for you just change it up and experiment!