•2004 Featured in May issue of Dance Teacher
•2003: Featured in Newsweek (Tip Sheet feature)
•2001: Featured site, New Zealand Net Guide, May issue.
•2000: Featured in daily newspapers St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dallas Morning News
•1999: Featured on Real Voices, the Knight-Ridder Newspapers site
•1998: Featured site, Rave Review New England Entertainment Digest
•1998: Dance Magazine site-of-the-month
•1998: About.com (Mining Company) Best of the Net Award

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