Top Dance Blogs 2011 – 5 more days!

Dear readers, followers, first-time visitors, coincidental stumblers…

The time is ripe for a reminder about the impending deadline to leave a comment on my blog post! On December 20 (my birthday!), the wonderful people over at Dance Advantage will be tallying up all of the comments that each blog entered in the contest received. Those with the most comments will move on to the final round of the contest, which is the voting round.

So! We have 5 more days to help my blog become a finalist. If you have not yet left a comment, please do! And if you have, you can continue to help my ranking in this contest by sharing my original TDB 2011 blog post with your family, friends; by forwarding an email or by word of mouth; and on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Formspring, StumbleUpon, YouTube…you get the idea! The more comments I get, the closer I am to the final round, and the more opportunity this blog has to develop into something great. But I need your help to do it! So, post away! And remember, you must leave the comment on my original TDB 2011 blog post in order for it to count!

Finally, once again, a big thank you to all 67 of you who have already commented on my post!! Already, this contest has brought my blog to the attention of new readers and followers, and I could not be more happy with the response I have had so far. It means so much to me to write material that is good, informative, and relevant, and it is very exciting to read each comment that confirms that I am doing just that! In all honesty, it is much more important for me to use this as an opportunity to get my blog more exposure than it is to actually win. Of course that would be nice, but the greatest ‘prize’ of all is having the satisfaction that I am writing this to some audience, and not just to myself. So, thanks!

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On an unrelated note, I am planning a Holiday Giveaway for my blog – this will be my first ever giveaway! Keep your eyes peeled for details, which I will post once the December 20 deadline for TDB 2011 comments has passed. Trust me, you will want to participate!

All the best,
Noa

(Don’t forget to leave a comment on my original TDB 2011 post!) 

Top Dance Blogs 2011

A few days ago I read about Dance Advantage’s 2nd annual Top Dance Blogs Competition, and I got so excited about it when I realized I would be able to participate now that I have my own blog! 

Ok, so I know I’ve only had this blog up and running for less than two weeks, but I figure — hey, all the more reason to enter! Besides being something fun to occupy myself with (not that I am lacking items on my to-do list…), it’s a great way for me to get more exposure and new readers. After all, everyone’s got to start somewhere, right?

My ranking in the contest depends on you! That’s right, it is up to you, my dear readers, to help me win this contest. How can you help me win? All you have to do is comment on this blog post (the one you’re reading now) to show your support for my blog! The 20 blogs with the most comments qualify to compete in the final [voting] round. However, even if this post does not get enough comments to qualify for the top 20 overall, I can still potentially win in my category. There are 8 categories – the blogs that receive the most comments within each category are eligible to compete for their classification (for the record, my blog category is “Dancer Musings.”)

I have until Tuesday, December 20 to get as many comments as humanly possible on this blog post! I’ll go ahead and also take this opportunity to mention that December 20 happens to be my birthday! What a nice birthday surprise it would be to find that I’ve qualified as a finalist…hehehe…

Anyway — comment away!! Not sure what to say in your comment? Feel free to share why you read my blog, what you like about my blog, any suggestions you have for future posts, any input about what you would like to see, which of my posts you have enjoyed most so far — or simply say “hi!” if that’s all you’re feeling up to! Bottom line – you can say whatever you wish in your comment – just please leave a comment! 🙂

Please share the link to this post [https://noablogsballet.wordpress.com/2011/12/04/top-dance-blogs-2011-2/] with all of your friends, both online and in real life; tell your dance friends, your school friends, your family; ask your Twitter, Formspring, and Facebook followers and friends to comment!  It would mean so much to me if I could get more exposure and start to really build this blog and help it grow in the dance community.

For the complete contest rules, see Dance Advantage’s own blog post outlining the contest: http://danceadvantage.net/2011/11/29/top-blog-2011/

And one final note — a HUGE thank you in advance!! Starting this blog has proved to be so enriching thus far and I think it would not be as much fun if it weren’t for the overwhelming response I’ve had already from my readers, especially considering this blog is so new! So really, thank you all so much for the support!