DanceWeb now displays Dance Videos and allows searching of Dance Videos

Dance now supports Dance Videos from Youtube.

Home Page

On the home page, in the top right margin, you will now see a selection strip of thumbnails for popular Dance Videos, appropriate to the current subsite. Click on a thumbnail, and the related video will be displayed on the page, to the left of the strip. There is also a list of preset searches, for more specific sub-genres of the current dance subsite:

http://www.danceweb.co.uk/

Find Popular Videos

Under the "Find" menu you will see "Dance Videos"; this shows a table of popular Dance Videos, with full details to the right of the thumbnails. If you click on a thumbnail the related Video will be shown in a window, which you can re-size; if the Video is too pixelated, just reduce the window size. At the top of the DancWeb page is a search box; to the left is a list of preset searches. To the right is a set of radio buttons, that allow you to show results in order of Relevance, Date Uploaded, User Rating or User Viewcount:

http://www.danceweb.co.uk/videos/

Latest Videos

Under the "News" menu you will see "New Dance Videos"; this is very similar to the Find menu page, but by default displays the very latest uploaded videos rather than the most popular.

http://www.danceweb.co.uk/videos/?orderby=updated&menuid=8.11

Url Based Search

You can also conduct a search by using a url with the search terms at the end. As an example, if your interest is line dancing, use the dance name and choreographer's name, replacing spaces with the "+" sign; e.g.:

http://www.danceweb.co.uk/videos/?q=blusher+kate+sala

John Walton
Webmaster
http://www.danceweb.co.uk/

Submitting new Locations (Venues) and Geo-coding them now made easier

Submitting new locations to DanceWeb using the DirMan system has been substantially improved. The application now allows Editors to see the position of an existing venue on a map within the same page. The position can then be corrected or refined just by scrolling the map and clicking. For new and existing locations the address information can be converted to a geo-location (Latitude and Longitude) using either the full address (including post/zip code), or just using the post/zip code. This choice allows Editors to choose the method that is most accurate and appropriate, and is useful because the accuracy of the full address geo-coding provided by our agent (Google) varies from country to country, as does the accuracy of the post/zip code geo-coding.

John Walton
Webmaster
http://www.danceweb.co.uk/

Buy Dancewear and Dance Accessory Bargains from Ebay

We have now added an Ebay shop to the DanceWeb virtual shopping mall. You can now see the latest dance bargains about to be auctioned, as well as search the whole of the Ebay website. You will find lycra dancewear, tap shoes, Irish dance dresses, dance costumes, jazz pants, pointe and ballet shoes, Irish and Scottish jig and clog shoes, character shoes, dance sneakers, dance poles, ballroom and Latin dance shoes, belly dance outfits, tutus, ball-gowns and a lot more. This latest shop joins the existing Amazon shops (for Dance DVDs, CDs, Videos and Books), Dance Holidays, HQHair for hair and beauty, Makeup Direct for makeup at discount prices, Pineapple for Pineapple Dance Studio inspired clothing and accessories, Expedia for all your travel tickets, and Ticketmaster for show tickets.

John Walton
Webmaster
http://www.danceweb.co.uk/

Sitemap added to DanceWeb

We have now added a Sitemap page to DanceWeb, so that you can more easily see and browse for all the major starting pages, and most variations, on the site.

The page is here:

http://www.danceweb.co.uk/help/sitemap.aspx

John Walton
Webmaster
DanceWeb
http://www.danceweb.co.uk/

DanceWeb Google Mapplet

The DanceWeb Mapplet is a "gadget" that you can use in conjunction with the standard Google Map website. It has been approved for inclusion in the Google Mapplet Directory, so go to:

http://maps.google.com/
->My Maps
->Browse the Directory
enter "Dance" in search box

Alternatively, just go to this url shortcut:

http://tinyurl.com/yrotq6

To use the Mapplet, either key an outline address into the search box, or just scroll / zoom the map. Markers for all dance venues found will appear. You can even scroll around the country if you have the time! There is a filter that allows you to only show (e.g.) salsa or linedance classes. You can run other Mapplets at the same time, so you can find (e.g.) restaurants as well as the local dance venues nearby.

John Walton
DanceWeb Webmaster
http://www.danceweb.co.uk/

DanceWeb for Mobiles

DanceWeb was a pioneer with a mobile website in late 2002, but the phone networks and phones were not very capable at that time, and "WAP 1" was rather a failure! But with improved phones, and better networks, including wi-fi on mobiles, it is now a lot more useful (and cheaper), so DanceWeb for mobiles has re-launched at this url:

http://danceweb.mobi

The above should work on any phone that supports any wap technology (wml, chtml or xhtml-mp).

John Walton
DanceWeb Webmaster

Introduction

This Blog will be used to announce changed and new features on the DanceWeb site. DanceWeb is a leading international portal for all stuff dance-related, including Dance News, a Directory of Dance Classes and Dance Events, and suppliers of all Dance Services and Products. It covers all dance styles and genres.

John Walton
Webmaster
http://www.danceweb.co.uk/