I recently visited the following myspace sites:  Misnomer (our own), Keigwin Dance, Danish Dance Theater, and Time Lapse Dance. All profiles featured great video and photo content. These companies also had a good collection of friends. I wonder how different companies and individuals are using effectively using myspace as a channel for audience building. There are many success stories of musicians using mySpace, but where are the success stories of artists and performers from the field of dance?  

With the addition of Kristin Sloan's great project (inter)Mission, the dance community can now really spend time thinking how to best leverage these networks to further their work - both online and offline.

In addition to myspace, facebook, and (inter)Mission, dance companies could also utilize Flickr, a photosharing community. Because dance is a visual medium, dance companies should communicate their visual work as much as possible, and Flickr offers us many tools including uploads by mobile phone. In fact, our very first uploads on Flickr were done via cellphone. 

Of all the online communities and sites we participate in, our Flickr and YouTube pages have provided us with the most traffic to our site. Flickr also has the ability to create groups around dance, and the visual language that dance captures so well.

For those already using Flickr, you should check out Shozu. Shozu allows you to upload pictures and videos from your cell phone in 1-Click. These online tools have really helped us share our work.