Dance Company Twitter Parade

Recently I wrote about Twitter, what it is and how dancers, teachers, or organizations might utilize this tool (see the post here).  Today, I am connecting you to a fistful of professional dance companies who are tweeting. New dance organizations (and dance people in general) are popping up daily. One of the Twitter search tools that I’ve found helpful for finding such groups is TweepSearch because it allows you to search a keyword or phrase (“dance company” for example) within the profile bios of Twitter users. For a more complete list than the one below, give it a shot!

	@BTJAZDanceCo / BillTJonesArnieZane New York, NY www.billtjones.org	Mildly tech savvy Program Intern twittering for Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
	@LinesBallet / LinesBallet San Francisco and the World www.linesballet.org	Contemporary ballet company made of passionate and beautiful artists
	@TreyMcInProject / TreyMcIntyreProject USA www.treymcintyre.com	a dance company
	@ParsonsDance / ParsonsDance New York City, New York www.parsonsdance.org	Parsons Dance is an internationally renowned contemporary dance company under the artistic direction of choreographer David Parsons.
	@CityDance / CityDance Washington, DC www.citydance.net	Contemporary. Repertory. Professional Dance Company
	@luckyplush / Julia Chicago, IL www.luckyplush.com	LPP is a dance-theater company that creates immersive environments through striking visual design and lush, intricate movement vocabulary.
	@SDTDance / Scottish Dance Theat Dundee, Scotland www.scottishdancetheatre.com	Scotland’s Contemporary Dance Company
	@okcballet / Oklahoma City Ballet Oklahoma City, Oklahoma www.okcballet.com	Oklahoma City Ballet has been Oklahoma City’s professional ballet company for over 35 years. Producing high quality dance performances and arts education.
	@PghBallet / Pittsburgh Ballet Pittsburgh, PA www.PBT.org	Pittsburgh’s premier Ballet company for 40 years
	@paballet / Pennsylvania Ballet Philadelphia, PA www.paballet.org	One of the premier ballet companies in the country.
	@BalletArizona / Ballet Arizona Phoenix, AZ www.balletaz.org	Phoenix’s premier ballet company that performs and creates classical and contemporary ballet. 0910 season announced opening with Swan Lake.
	@DominicWalsh / DominicWalsh Houston, Texas www.dwdt.org	A contemporary ballet company…Not a tutu in sight!
	@HoustonBallet / Houston Ballet Houston, Texas www.HoustonBallet.org	To inspire a lasting love and appreciation for dance through artistic excellence, exhilarating performances, innovative choreography and educational programs.
	@nationalballet / national.ballet.ca Toronto national.ballet.ca	With more than 70 dancers and its own orchestra, The National Ballet of Canada ranks as one of the world’s top international dance companies.
	@scottishballet / Scottish Ballet Glasgow www.scottishballet.co.uk	Scotland’s National Dance Company
	@BalletMet / BalletMet Columbus Columbus, Ohio www.balletmet.org	Professional Dance Company, Academy and Education Programs
	@CandocoDance / Candoco Dance Co London www.candoco.co.uk/08-09tour	The contemporary dance company of disabled and non-disabled dancers: pushing boundaries of dance to broaden people’s perception of what dance is

If you are a dance company representative and your organization didn’t get listed here, you can still show up in the “tweetbacks” below. Just tweet about this post and include its permalink – something like: Joining the dance company Twitter parade at Dance Advantage! http://danceadvantage.net/2009/07/26/dance-company-twitter-parade/. (feel free to copy and paste) You may want to mention your company’s name if your Twitter username does not make it glaringly obvious. Your tweet (along with a link to your Twitter account) will appear as a comment below!

Not a dance company? Look for other Twitter parades in the future.

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Nichelle Strzepek is the writer/editor of Dance Advantage. Equipped with little more than passion for movement education, she embraced her inner computer nerd and began this blog in 2008. She holds a BA in dance and is an instructor with over 16 years experience. Nichelle continues to perform as a contemporary dance artist, covers dance in the Houston area as a freelance writer and critic, and balances daily life as a full-time mom.

Nichelle has written 251 articles for Dance Advantage.