Blog Roundup: Ballet and Barre-Related Workouts
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May 28, 2015
[VIDEO] Ballet Arm Positions from The Royal Ballet
Thanks to Emily who shared ballet arm positions video in the Adult Ballerinas Facebook Group!
May 27, 2015
#AdultBallet Twitter Chat
A couple of years ago, I held a few Twitter chats with some of the adult ballerinas I met on Twitter. I want to hold another one, and right now I just want to get a good idea of when might be a good time (once I get a general idea, I’ll hold another poll for the actual date).
I’m also running a version of this poll over on the Adult Ballerinas Facebook group (if you aren’t already a member — go join!).
May 26, 2015
How to “Start a Dance Blog” E-Book
Some of my fellow dance bloggers recently released an e-book about how to start a dance blog, and graciously provided me a copy to read over before I told my readers about it.
The book is pretty much perfect for anyone who wants to start a blog and doesn’t know where to start. While the book is written directed towards people who want to start a dance-focused blog, a lot of it can apply if you’re looking to start any type of blog.
A lot of the book goes over the basics, like choosing a blogging platform (WordPress.com, Blogger, Tumblr, self-hosted), choosing a blog title, choosing a tagline and even choosing your specific niche. Even if you’ve been in the blogosphere for a little bit, it might be worth the 8 dollars to go over some more detailed topics like analytics, social media, monetization, and SEO.
According to the book’s webpage, the book will take you through the following:
- Things you need to know to set up your dance blog quickly.
- Writing better content
- Engaging readers on and off the site
- Getting discovered using social media and SEO basics
- Taking those next big steps like monetization and traffic analysis
The book was written by some of the awesome pioneers in dance blogging:
- Nichelle Suzanne – from Dance Advantage
- Catherine Tully – from 4dancers
- Lauren Warnecke — from ArtIntercepts
- Maria Hanley – from Maria’s Movers
- Tiffany Kadani Braniff – from Dancing Branflake
Find the book here: http://www.danceadvantage.net/start-a-dance-blog.
May 25, 2015
Upcoming 1,000 Facebook Like Giveaway
UPDATED: Thanks everyone who helped me get to 1,000 likes! I’ll try to get the giveaway up soon!
I’m approaching 1,000 likes on Facebook (yay!) and I’m planning on doing a ballet-themed giveaway once I reach 1,000. I’ve already partnered with a few small-business ballet brands to do a giveaway (plus I’ll throw in some stickers, too!), but if you have a ballet-related brand you’d like to throw in the mix, send me an email at aballerinaproject@gmail.com.
The giveaway will go up slightly after I hit 1,000 likes (when I get a chance to put it together), so if you haven’t liked us yet, head over to Facebook and like our page! The giveaway will be open to everyone, too!
