Using This Site

The page Dance Advantage Quick Facts & FAQs offers details about HOW I hope this site will be utilized by dance students, teachers, and parents and of course some frequently asked questions.

This is a tutorial on making the most of this site.

A note on advertisements

The advertisements at Dance Advantage are not randomly or keyword generated but carefully selected to sponsor the existence of this site and its content. Often I have used or reviewed the products but even if I have not these are companies I feel confident in recommending to you. When you click or make purchases from these as well as our affiliated sites, you are supporting Dance Advantage. For more info on our affiliations, please review DA’s disclosure statement. The Publicize on DA tab is a great place to learn about opportunities for appearing or promoting on Dance Advantage.

Navigating:

Archives: Here you can look up posts by month and by category, and see all pages and 50 most recent posts.
Resources: Links, DA’s Amazon Store, and a great place to find products and services that have been reviewed here on Dance Advantage. Don’t miss my top tools of the trade.
About: Pretty much everything you’d ever want to know about DA. If your questions aren’t answered there, Contact Me
Subnavigation Bar = Categories: This is an excellent way to find what you are looking for or browse posts. Most are self-explanatory but hovering your mouse over the title will usually display a more in-depth description of what the category contains as well as reveal any subcategories.

Dance Advantage is written for dance students, teachers, and parents. Therefore, I have placed YOUR categories directly on the home page. Each box displays the most recent posts in that category. To discover more, simply click on ‘Read more posts…’ at the bottom of the box. Click on the post title to read the entire article

Commenting

Unlike regular websites, blogs are interactive! Commenting on a post adds to the value of this site because visitors or subscribers can share ideas, ask questions, and even disagree with what I’ve written. I invite your thoughts and suggestions! So, please take a moment and respond to what you’ve read.
…and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar!

Don’t want to miss a single comment? You can subscribe to the feed by clicking Comments at the very top of the site. This will add the feed to your reader (see subscribing details above).

Want to keep track of comments on a single post? The best way to do that is to leave a comment yourself and make sure the “send me an email when new comments are added” is checked. If you don’t have much to say, but still want to keep track, it’s simple just write something like “I am loving this conversation! Don’t have much to add but I am watching this thread.”

How to comment — If you are reading an article, the comment field will be at the very bottom, you can “jump” to the comments from the little word bubble link at the top of each post. It will say either “Leave a comment” or tell you how many comments are already posted. If there are already comments on the post, they will appear above the commenting field. If you have an unrelated question or comment please, Contact me directly.

Please post only relevant comments. I of course appreciate the “great article” feedback. It is always good practice however to say what in particular you liked or what resonated most with you. It hurts your own credibility if you post links that are not on-topic. If we have a relationship and your links are relevant I allow them to stay. I do check the links and if I find they are not a good match, I usually delete them. When you create your own blog, you too can determine what stays or goes!

Please see more on the commenting policies here!

Subscriptions:

There are two ways that you can receive updates to this blog automatically. This saves the time of having to check the blog for updates.

Subscribe using a feed reader. If you read a lot of blogs (or want to) RSS fees are a great way to keep track of them all. Google Reader is a great free service. I use it! Here’s a little tutorial.
Subscribe via e-mail. You can also feed every new article straight to your inbox.
Sign up for the Subscriber PLUS newsletter. Receive article updates as they are added or in a weekly digest. You’ll also get additional content, news, offers, and lots of other goodies via e-mail. Learn more.

Show Some Love

If you like what you read, I encourage you to Share, Retweet, Like, or Buzz. These help spread the word, growing a strong community of readers.

A Note on Copyright

All articles on this blog are protected under copyright laws. Please Do Not re-publish articles in full on your website or elsewhere without my permission! If you would like to share a post or the site with others on your website, the best way to do so is with a link. This gives me credit for the work I’ve put into the articles and allows people to discover for themselves the value of what is offered here. If you have questions about how to appropriately link to Dance Advantage, please feel free to contact me.

Other Stuff

New on DA – Pretty much what it sounds like; a quick way to look at titles of the most recently posted articles. For a sampling of some of our best posts, check out our Starter Page!
Take the Survey – You can influence the content and tell me what you need from Dance Advantage. I first ask a bit about you, how you got here, etc. because it gives your feedback some context. Then, I ask what would help you the most, how you’d rate the blog, and what you’d like to see more of. Take the survey
DA Share Stream – I read a lot of blogs! This is where I share other articles and posts that I think may interest my readers. It is a fast way to find some other great content online. If you don’t want to go to the site all the time, you can subscribe to the RSS/email feed. Other great ways to get these links: Follow me on Twitter! Or on Facebook.
DA Blog Stars – Just the best dance blogs around…!
Socialize – DA is on Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace (plus other dance networks). I share lots of additional links and information that never makes it to the blog. I interact with fans and ask or answer questions. It’s a great way to get to know me, learn, and well… socialize! Click here for a quick view of spaces you can find me. Be sure to scroll down to the website footer for more social networking bling. See what others have said about Dance Advantage on Twitter here.