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October 31, 2007

Have Your Internet Dance Videos Helped You?

Many dancers and dance companies are putting videos of their dance on the Internet. Many on YouTube and other video hosting sites.

How has putting your dance videos on the Internet helped you? Do you have tips and suggestions for the best way to use your videos as marketing tools for either yourself personally or for your dance company?

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Increasing Donations via the Internet

How can you use the Internet to increase donations? What are specific software applications and services that you can use to process donations via your website? Are there examples of dance companies who have successfully used the Internet to raise money? And, finally, how do you integrate your offline and online fundraising efforts?

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October 30, 2007

Is the Internet and Technology the Enemy of Live Performance?

Are live dance performances increasingly threatened by new developments on the technology and Internet front? With high-definition TV programs, wide-screen TVs and surround-sound audio, and unlimited content available via the the Internet, how do dancers compete? Or, how can dancers embrace these developments to reach larger audiences through different channels (live and online/TV)?

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Using Internet to Facilitate Communications Among Dancers

How is/can the Internet be used to facilitate discussion, collaboration and communication among dancers? Are there websites, community boards, blogs and other resources that already fulfill this role? What new online offerings would improve communications among dancers?

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Creating Dance Works Specifically for the Internet

Are there choreographers/dancers who are creating dance works specifically for the Internet (with no real-world equivalent)? Who are they and how are they going about it? Are they using video? Motion capture? Animation? Other tools and technologies?

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October 29, 2007

Tips for Improving Dance Websites

What steps can choreographers, dancers and dance companies take to quickly improve the quality and success of their websites?

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