Online? How can you learn dance online? I just started pointe last year[making this my second year] and it is very difficult and dangerous if you don't have a teacher to tell you what your doing wrong. I think they should be in dance classes first before even putting on a pair of ponite shoes!

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Gary Coleman was first?! Oh my oh my!

Nice post ... by the way, I wasn't passing judgment on different ways that audiences can be connected or involved with a dance work. I was sharing what I'd particularly enjoy. Also, I think that if you take how a dance company such as Cedar Lake uses the Internet to its logical conclusion, then one of possibilities will be to use the collaborative nature of the Internet in a direct, participatory manner as I wrote about. In end, it obviously comes down to what artists want to do and the types of interaction they want to foster. It would be nice to see a broader discussion about the topic of audience engagement and the many different approaches and possibilities in the blogosphere. Why do choreographers and dancers not participate in these conversations? Why do arts administrators and marketing people not participate in these conversations? Why do students and academics not participate in these conversations? Why do presenters not participate in this conversation? There are many examples, stories and insights to share but on the blogosphere, things are way too quiet.

Thanks, Doug. And yes, this is just a matter of personal preference - how people enjoy being involved in a performance. It would be great to see more discussion on blogs about audience engagement, but one of the key contributors (as you said) of such a discussion would be arts administrators and marketing/communications reps from dance companies. I think it would beneficial on both sides. It's just a matter of finding the right forum, and making people aware of and interested in utilizing it. For all - check out quodlibet's post on audience interaction: http://quodlibet.tumblr.com/post/45121094/transmission

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