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Dance Professionals: Why You Need Social Media

April 27, 2010 by 4dancers

Think you can do without social media? Perhaps you’d better think again…

Social media is fast becoming an important part of an overall marketing strategy and it continues to be embraced by a wide range of people. I fought it in the beginning, but I had to give in eventually!

I have found a great resource from Kodak that gives some terrific tips and strategies for utilizing various social networking platforms to your advantage. It also has some interesting stats in the document, such as:

Each minute, ten hours of video is uploaded to YouTube. This could be a commercial for your studio or a clip of you dancing that you link to from your website. You never know who might see the video.

There are 44 million (and counting) Twitter users. Can you afford to ignore them? I have had companies in the dance field contact me for reviews, interviews and other opportunities. It happens. Signing up takes only a minute. (Follow 4dancers!)

Over 120 million people log on to Facebook at least once a day. Creating a fan page or a place to connect with people on this social media site can be useful for communicating information. (Why not join our fan page too while you’re at it?)

If you haven’t signed on to the social media scene yet, why not begin today. Start simple. Set up a Twitter account or a LinkedIn page. Take it one step at a time. You’ll thank yourself later on down the road…trust me.

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50 Dance Blogs

April 8, 2010 by 4dancers

I just wanted to point out this site, that has a large number of good dance blogs, including 4dancers, BalletForMen, Dance Advantage, Dance Bloggers and Inside Ballet Technique, among many others. Bookmark it for when you have time to browse.

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Keep Up With Favorite Dance Blogs: Feed Reader Basics

March 28, 2010 by 4dancers

I recently learned how to use a feed reader and subscribe to RSS feeds. Here’s the good news….

It’s so easy.

If you don’t know what I’m talking about, here are the basics:

RSS offers you a way to keep up with your favorite blogs without going to the site all the time. In order to subscribe you will need to:

1. Get a reader. (I use Google Reader.) That way, all the new posts for your favorite blogs can come to you on one page. Believe me when I tell you it is worth setting up. A real time-saver.

2. Subscribe to the feed. To do that, look on the site for any icon that looks like this, and click on it:

Here is a great video tutorial that takes you through every step, including how to get the RSS linked up with your reader.

And don’t forget to add 4dancers to your list!

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Dance In The US: Alaska Dance Theatre

January 17, 2010 by 4dancers

For our next Dance in the US  organization in Alaska we are featuring…

Name: Alaska Dance Theatre–The School

Location: 550 East 33rd Avenue, Anchorage AK 99503

About: Founded in 1981, this school was located in several different places before settling into its current spot, which is a pretty impressive building. Five different studios provide plenty of space for classes. There is also a lounge for the dancers, a waiting area for the parents and a faculty lounge. In addition to a wide range of classes, ADT offers scholarships as well as performance opportunities for students.

The school division functions as a serious training ground for dancers and curriculum runs throughout the 9-month academic year. They also offer an open division for those who require a more flexible schedule.

As always, if you are from the company or the school and you would like to tell 4dancers readers something about your organization, please feel free to leave a comment…

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Welcome To The New Home Of 4dancers!

December 20, 2009 by 4dancers

We have moved to a new server so that we can expand our content and better serve our readers–we hope you like our new look! Feel free to let us know what you think…

Please take a moment to update your RSS Feed to our new feed addy, as our other feed will no longer be active. Our Twitter and Facebook pages will remain the same. We look forward to sharing more with you in 2010 and are excited about the chance to expand this community!

If you discover anything isn’t working properly, feel free to let us know…it may take a little time to work out all the glitches…

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