Watch Friday’s Waynesville Street Dance on Your Smart Phone!
On the evening of Friday, June 26th, the Waynesville Street Dance will be live-streamed over the internet as part of North Carolina Music Day. Tune in and watch on your smart phone, tablet, or computer. You’ll need to follow @VisitNC on Twitter or on the Periscope app.
Here’s the official announcement:
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Visit NC to Use Periscope to Promote #NCMusicDay to Visitors Music lovers can pick up the beat at events taking place across North Carolina on Friday, June 26th, thanks to the #NCMusicDay showcase on the Periscope live-streaming app. The broadcast results from a partnership between Visit North Carolina and theNorth Carolina Arts Council, the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area and the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau. The featured events ― a mountain music street dance, a showcase from the African American Music Trails of Eastern North Carolina and a beach music mixer ― stretch from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banks. The program, which runs from about 6 until 8:30 p.m., will be broadcast from the Visit North Carolina Periscope channel and includes an interview with an “American Idol” finalist and an informal dance lesson. Streamers can further engage by posting their own pictures and video clips from Friday music events taking place in North Carolina. Here’s the itinerary:
“Thanks to Periscope, people from all around the world will get a sense of North Carolina’s expansive musical heritage,” said Wit Tuttell, executive director of Visit North Carolina. “Working with our partners for this broadcast allows a glimpse at how traditions from the mountains and Eastern North Carolina have influenced the music that will be performed on the Outer Banks.” Visit North Carolina became one of the first destination brands to take advantage of Periscope, Twitter’s livestreaming app. Within the first 48 hours of the app’s existence, Visit North Carolina coordinated six livestream events from the mountains to the coast, showing fans how to#VacationBIG. Building on the follower base established during the first broadcast, Visit North Carolina partnered with MerleFest to take fans behind the scenes of the four-day Americana festival in Wilkesboro. The @VisitNC account livestreamed performances and interviews with bands including homegrown group The Avett Brothers. “Visit North Carolina continues to use new technology to give visitors a front-row seat to North Carolina attractions and events,” Tuttell said. “We hope that what they see and hear will inspire them to experience our great state in person.” CONTACT:
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