Resources Roundup #002

I’ve been pretty busy lately with a few different projects, one being a series of performances with a new dance troupe here in New Orleans, others including a Challenge with @InstigatingAndi on Content Strategy, and a site redesign for The Dance Nomad (in progress picture).  So I share with you a few posts and articles that I found inspiring, useful and powerful today.

How to Act (and React) Like a Professional by Nichelle @ DanceAdvantage

A consummate professional is constructive, positive, is motivated and has the ability to motivate others, displays generosity, and takes the high road. If you want to be seen as a professional in your career and in your life, you must develop strong leadership skills. And leaders are most often defined by their reactions to situations, rather than their actions.

Alvin Ailey’s Uptown by Mikey Pedroza

This past Saturday night, I went to see the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. They a modern dance group based out of New York and they are in a word INSPIRING! You don’t just “go to see them,” you experience them. This new production featured a new piece called “UPTOWN”. This was a piece choreographed by Matthew Rushing and inspired by the Harlem Renaissance of the early 20th-century.

How to Opt Out of the Facebook Mistake at Technology in the Arts

Opt in policies are generally the most effective and considered to be best practice. This is where Facebook made their fatal mistake and where arts organizations need to ensure they are excelling. Organizations only want people to receive information that want to receive it. By allowing people to opt in to programs, the organization is letting the individual take responsibility and targeting individuals who want more contact with the organization.

The Lindy-Loggers by Jerry Almonte

The Lindy blogosphere is surprisingly larger than you think. When I started this post I thought I was just going to describe a handful of sites, but once I was done compiling URL’s I came up with over 50.

If you any suggestions for articles and resources for dancers, send them my way.

Resources Roundup #001

I’ll be posting a resource roundup on and off where I will highlight posts on business development, marketing, social media, dancing, creativity and more that I found interesting and useful.

Creativity & Competitions by Jerry Almonte

Great dancing, or art in general, isn t just about technical skill, or even how creative you can be.  Important factors?  Certainly.  But there’s also the ability to reach out to an audience and get them to react on an emotional level; to see what you see rather than settling by just giving them what they want, whatever you think that is.

Thought Leadership on Social Media Strategy by Adam Singer

How often have you been in a meeting and heard things like “we need to be on Facebook, let’s get on Twitter, or why don’t we start blogging?”  In the social web, it’s analogous to inviting people to a theme party and not telling them what the theme is (or even knowing yourself).  If you approach social media in this way, expect your returns to be as predictable as the costumes your guests at the party will wear.

FREE AGENT by Evita Arce

I used to think I wanted to be “So and So” but that changed as I met new talented role models who I then wanted to emulate.  Now I realize I can not be any of those people.  It is impossible for me to re-create anything or anyone.  I have to discover “me” and be who “I” am suppose to be, so that eventually I am that role model for some one else.

Social Media Strategy: 10 Experts Reveal Their Strategies by Glen Allsop

Together, these people have been involved in social media as long as anyone else and discovered tactics to help you get the most out of the services. Not only that, but they’ve helped shape the way that marketers utilise these services and they teach how to do it in an honest, ethical manner.