I am always curious which websites, email lists, newsletters, blogs, etc. dancers read on a regular basis. Today I want to share what I look at each week.
I have the ArtsJournal website on my bookmarks bar. I love checking out the website once or twice a week. This website is a great gathering place of articles about professional dance from around the globe. Articles come from The Guardian, New York Times, regional newspapers, and online sources.
Email Lists: Dancers' Group, Dance/USA, and the California Arts Council
I have paid for a membership to Dancers' Group and Dance/USA and receive their wonderful, comprehensive emails each week. Dancers' Group is the San Francisco Bay Area's service organization. Their weekly email includes information about jobs, auditions, performances, workshops, and relevant articles. Likewise, for the national scene, Dance/USA creates weekly emails with job postings, grant information, and thought provoking articles.
Each Friday I also take a quick read of the California Arts Council's artbeat e-newsletter for a pulse on the arts scene in the state.
As a Dance Teaching Artist.....
To support my work as a dance teaching artist, I am a member of the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO). Its email list announces jobs but also is a venue to pose a question and receive responses from fellow educators around the country.
I also have the Edutopia website bookmarked on my computer. This site is geared towards K-12 educators, but much of the content applies to our teaching work. Edutopia also has a fair amount of articles on arts in education as well.
As a busy artist and educator, these websites and email lists are gifts of information. It is, now, more a matter taking the time to read on a regular basis about the field.
Which websites, email lists, blogs, etc. are on your weekly reading list? Write in at [email protected].