These are just my thoughts, observations and helpful advice I would give you about dance.net. I am sorry that this is a bit long.


When you need it, you will get tons of tenderness and support that comes from the very heart and soul of the participants. You will be offered help, get your questions answered, and maybe even be offered a completely different perspective. You will have a chance to be joyful, and cry together with people who you will never know, and could never expect to know, except through this site. You will be greatly rewarded if you take that chance!

Your emotions will sometimes be taken into unexpected places.

Checking out the forums that deal with forms of dance that do not currently interest you will be well worth the effort, I think. I feel there is so much to learn from dance.net!

You will soon recognize that you are not alone in recognizing your challenges in mastering dance is understood, appreciated and shared by many others. They seem to be always there to help, and to answer questions. Dancers will freely share their wisdom and sensitivity with you. Just ask!

You will appreciate the comments and support of dancers who may be much older or way younger than you, or who come from a culture radically different from yours.

You will be exposed to forms of dance and dance culture that you may have never known existed. If you are pure ballet, the world of hip hop dancing battles, disco competitions and many incredibly cute cozies, or incredibly beautiful Irish dance and dance costumes, just as examples, might seem to you that your just discovered a fascinating new planet!

Later, you will begin to see the names of certain people and you will automatically smile or think about how much you respect them even before you read what they have to say.

This site is very lively. It is hazardous to eat and drink here. If you try it, you will soon learn why not to! Something will snort through your nose, so you might want to skip the snacks while you are on this site. The voice of experience speaks here, believe me!

This site will help you understand the opposite sex a whole lot better, I think.

Chat groups are enormous fun. Occasionally, the ride will be exceptionally wild, joyful, and will bounce all over the place from topic to topic! It will seldom be slow and boring. Especially when certain people are on line, you wiil occasionally need to fasten your seatbelt! You will soon learn about the participants, and you will have enormous fun chatting with them.

Viewing this site might cause you to alter vacation or holiday plans a wee bit. New found interests in different dance forms may draw you into interesting places. For example, I will need to visit Stoke on Trent or many other places where dance competitions or dance festivals are held if I am traveling around there at the right time.

There are lots of non-dance Forums available on dance.net. Here are just a few examples: First photos, and photos of exciting personal attainments, like new comps trophies or stretches achieved, or new costumes are fun to view, and often you will feel their raw excitement. Pets will make you say awww, how incredibly cute! at times. Some of the sites intended for guys will make you think, and give you wonderful insights. Sites intended for teachers or for people much older or younger than you will help you understand the problems and issues they must face. If you are having a blah day, the Debate forum may boil your blood or raise your pulse. I think that you can learn a lot from hearing opposing views. The Emotions forum is joyous, and has a truly human face on it, without fail and all of the time. Poetry and Diary can inspire you, and possibly will draw you into offering helpful support.

If you want a quick view of what is really buzzing on this site at any time, you may wish to click on the choice that is labeled hot!

In your outside life, you will still get illnesses, cramps and upset stomach, but I think this site can guarantee you will never again be bored from staying home sick -- ever again!

Note: Unlike most of the outside world, beside the dance studio and maybe the military and some sports teams, this website demands you adhere to rules of acceptable speech and conduct. Some are written and obvious rules. Some are not written, but are implied. It is to your advantage to learn and comply with these rules. The site is well moderated. If you follow the rules, learn why they are there, and use them in the outside world, you will now know how to become respected and admired by those out there who will really count in your life. Some of the rules are:

1. Avoid using netspeak. That is where you use all the slangy abbreviations. They will confuse our foreign friends, who might not speak English as their first language. Also, the regular members will go absolutely crazy if you use netspeak. The same goes for typing in some phony dialect. Not only is it demeaning to some people, but it also would reflect on your poor judgment. You need to avoid these.

2. Check a few screens of past postings in a Forum before posting. This avoids repetitive questions and you already can have the answer to your question if you check first. Shoreliner23 said it best in a Sticky you can find under the category General --- Welcome. That Sticky gives some examples of questions that are asked repeatedly and only add to the clutter if you are one more of them.

3. Avoid typing in all capital letters LIKE THIS. That is called screaming and will penalize you. Also, it makes you look hysterical!

4. If you proofread what you do and take time to check spelling and grammar, it will be appreciated as a reflection that you care. I hope you do care. There are more good hints posted in a Stick by shoreliner23 in the posting Please don’t do this! under the category General --- Welcome. I suggest you read this Sticky. It will help.

5. if you want to get kicked off the site quickly and maybe permanently, start to use foul language.

6. The moderators here are just great, and help to keep this site as safe as possible. but they do have a short fuse, thank goodness! If you ignore their corrections repetedly, expect to feel their boot!

7. Kindness, courtesy and decency are not just nice here. They are expected!



I have two signs on my wall. One reads Dance is Life. The second one reads Dance As If Everyone Is Watching (it used to say Dance As if Nobody Is Watching, but I changed the sign). While I personally use them to focus on what dance is all about to me, I am now beginning to think these same sayings also apply to all the postings you make on this web site.

I hope you truly enjoy the experience of being on this web site.

We welcome you here!