An Interesting New Web Site

Your webmaster received the following email, announcing a new web site for promotion of square dancing, round dancing, as well as other folk dances.   The   rudimentary site   now has only a link to   ARTS,   which provides background on the organization and their plans for promotion of square dancing.   You will want to check them out to see what they are up to and how we as square and round dancers might benefit.

New Dance Web Site From The ARTS www.You2CanDance.com July 18, 2009

The Alliance Of Round, Traditional, and Square-Dance (ARTS-Dance) has undertaken the task of creating a web site dedicated to the promotion of square dancing, round dancing, and contra dancing.   Each of these forms of dance include a leader who directs the dancers.   Unlike most of the dance web sites in existence, the site will be designed for those who are not already actively engaged in these forms of dance.   The idea is to provide a short video of each activity, presenting positive images and dispelling some of the old stereotypes.   There will be descriptions of each activity and positive photographs.   The site will extol the health and social benefits of dancing in general and each of the dance forms individually.   If there is interest by the visitor to the site, there will be menus to direct them to contacts in their area.

The name of the web site will be "you2candance.com".   Our current production plan calls for the site to be up and running. by mid fall 2009.   When the site goes "live" we need to get the word out, with major promotion and publicity.   This is where the dance community comes in. Imagine if all the dance leaders and dancers had a "you2candance.com" sign in their car window.   Imagine business cards with nothing on them except "you2candance.com" being left in doctor and dentist waiting rooms and stuck on supermarket bulletin boards.   Imagine banners hanging outside dance halls (whether owned or rented) with just "you2candance.com".   How about free bookmarks for your library or second hand book store.   Eventually people will click on the web site just to see what is.   With any luck, some of them will be interested and access the contact information on the site.

The site is being designed by custom Video Productions of Red Bank, NJ (www.cvpnj.com).   The project coordinator is Roy Gotta (roygotta@optonline.net).   Suggestion, pictures, volunteers to be state, city or local contacts, or anything you think might be of value to the project should be sent to Roy at the above email address.

Since ARTS-Dance is a 501 (c) (3) corporation, tax-deductible contributions to the project are welcome.   Please send donation to: ARTS Treasurer, 1316 Middlebrook Drive, Liberty, MO 64068-1941. For additional information, please Email Jerry Reed, ARTS Executive Director at   ExecutiveDirector@arts-dance.org.

Please pass this information on to the dancers in your area.

Jerry Reed ARTS Executive Director Email - DirectorARTS@aol.com Phone - (321) 794-9645

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