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As a dancer, or the proprietor of a dance studio, you may not have spent much time considering the creation of a dance website. Promoting your sport, displaying your art, or promoting your business through a dance site may not seem as relevant to a dancer as it does to other artistic professionals, such as musicians or painters. We take for granted that web sites are a great way to communicate static images and sounds, but how do you communicate dance and dance movements via the medium of a web page?

With the advent of animation tools and the widespread adoption of high speed broadband to support video feeds, the artistry of the body can be communicated over the internet much like it is in person. By using flash animation software packages in concert with a camera and site builder software, a relative novice can learn to create a dance site bursting with motion and interactive elements.

While flash animation software does a have a significant learning curve, it is no longer a given that one must hire a website design professional to program interactive elements, animation, or real-life video. If dedicating the time required to learn the software is out of the question, one can instead hire a freelance web designer or company.

Besides opening up the world of interactivity to the amateur web designer, the ease-of-use of these modern web design tools has decreased the expense of professional services. An online search for web design firms will reveal many great companies with experience developing and deploying whatever kind of site you have in mind.

Have you considered a website to promote your dance studio? While interactive video is not required, it can possibly attract new people to your site and hold their attention for an increased period of time. You may want to start with a basic website and build on it by using graphic website design software to create your dance site of images and static text.

You can still provide prospective clients and visitors with valuable information about your business or your art through a basic website. You can offer examples of your services, class schedules, price lists, photographs of your art, and educational content in the form of graphics and text. More advanced "fancy" features, such as interactive content, animation and video can always be added later.