As of this writing, the Anaheim Ballet Company’s YouTube Channel has 25,571 subscribers, and 885,139 channel views. It’s most popular video, Ballet: Dancers, has been viewed 5,493,785 times.

While online videos are an obvious medium to showcase a dancer, or dance company, other social networking tools can also be effective for marketing and community building. Below are a handful of blog posts with suggestions for how dancers can use social media, along with a few dance-specific social networks.

Posts

• S.T.E.P. Your Way to Social Media Success on Dance Advantage
• Share Videodances using Twitter on Move the Frame
• Dance Studio Owners: Using Social Media on 4dancers
• A New Internet and Social Media Strategy for Dancers and Dance Companies on Great Dance
• The Top Five Reasons Dance Studio Owners Should Embrace Social Media on My Dance Place

Social Networks

• Dance-Tech-Net
• DancePlug
• Movmnt Magazine Network

How have you seen dancers use social media effectively?

Flickr Image Credit: Big Range Austin Dance Festival uploaded by Andrew Baron.