Zoom, what is it?

In 2020, Zoom has become one of the leading video conferencing software apps. It enables you to virtually interact with other dancers when in-person classes aren't possible, and it has been hugely successful for events such as social dancing too. The chat, share and collaboration app is an essential tool for small-, medium-, and large-sized groups that want to keep in touch and continue their regular workflows with minimal disruption - as well as becoming a firm favorite with dance groups especially around holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas.

“Social dancers believe we'll be okay. No matter what shape reality takes, we can handle it.”

Zoom is a cloud-based video conferencing service you can use to virtually meet with others - either by video or audio-only or both, all while conducting live chats - and it lets you record those sessions to view later. Being used by many dancing groups on the mainland. Over half of Fortune 500 companies reportedly used Zoom and during 2020 has hit greater heights, recently claiming 300 million daily Zoom meeting participants. When people are talking about Zoom, you'll usually hear good news.

"Maui Waltz" by Loyal Garner

 

Zoom Meeting and Zoom Room. A Zoom Meeting refers to a video conferencing meeting that's hosted using Zoom. You can join these meetings via a webcam or phone. Meanwhile, a Zoom Room is the physical hardware setup that lets groups schedule and launch Zoom Meetings from their conference rooms. Zoom Rooms require an additional subscription on top of a Zoom subscription and are an ideal solution for larger Groups.

"Social dancers think that if they believe they can, they are halfway there.