Swing Dancing Video Clips Wanted

August 4, 2008

Have you shot some video at a recent Forest City Swing swing dancing event? You can now share it with the rest of the FCS community online! We’re looking to feature different videos on the FCS website as well as create an archive of all videos for future reference.

To share your video, simply upload your video to YouTube. Then, send an email to webmaster@forestcityswing.org with the link to view the video. After doing so, your video will likely be featured on the front page of the FCS website as well as added to the FCS channel on YouTube at youtube.com/forestcityswing

Thanks in advance for contributing to the FCS website!

Join the FCS Email List

July 8, 2008

Don’t miss Forest City Swing news or announcements…join the new Forest City Swing email list. Joining is quick, easy, free, and ensures that you receive all future news and announcements regarding swing dancing in the Rockford area.

To join the email list, click here or go to http://groups.google.com/group/forestcityswing

What’s Happening?

June 27, 2008

NewsIf you are looking to stay current on what’s happening with Forest City Swing, then you’ve come to the right place! Here on our rebuilt site we’ll be providing all the information news, updates, and announcements. If you haven’t already done so, you’ll want to bookmark the site and return back often to find the latest swing dancing info for the Rock River Valley.

To never miss an announcement, make sure to subscribe to the Forest City Swing eNews & Announcements by email, or better yet, subscribe via RSS.

Never heard of RSS? Watch this 3 minute video that explains RSS in Plain English:

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Even one step better…want updates on your phone or other mobile device? Sign-up for a free account on Twitter and follow Forest City Swing there! In case you were wondering, yes, there is a Twitter in Plain English video that explains what in the world Twitter is :) Click here to check it out!

Once you have your free Twitter account setup, you can enable mobile updates so that you’ll receive important information notices via SMS on your phone.

FCS on MySpace, Facebook, Flickr, & Twitter

June 27, 2008

forestcityswing.org isn’t the only place on the Web where you can find Forest City Swing.  Members have created FCS presences on a variety of other online social networks, including:

MySpace
Facebook
Flickr
Twitter

If you use any of these services, stop on by and say hello!  You can always find links to all the FCS online presences on our links page

Also, look for the following buttons on the FSC website that link to the FCS accounts on these services:

 

If you use any other social networks, leave us a comment and let us know. 

Get FCS News on Your Phone

June 22, 2008

Forest City Swing news is available via Twitter! Sign-up for a free Twitter account at twitter.com and then follow @forestcityswing.

Never heard of Twitter?  It’s a free service that allows users to send “updates” (or “tweets”; text-based posts, up to 140 characters long. To learn more, watch this 3-minute video that explains Twitter in Plain English.

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After signing-up for a free account, you can then enable mobile updates to receive news updates for Forest City Swing on your mobile phone via SMS. Standard text messaging rates apply.