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Appropriate image?
I removed File:Assyriankhigga.jpg, an image that is said to be an example of the Assyrian folk dance khigga, because (1) it doesn't seem like a very good visual representation of the dance, and (2) there are literally thousands of other higher quality images that could also rightfully appear here -- and there's not room for all of them. My edit was reverted because the image "shows that dancers can wear costumes or not" and because "the article needs a Middle Eastern example", and perhaps also because of an emotional attachment to the image by the reverter, who uploaded it. I don't mean to belittle the worth of this image but it seems unsuitable for the article for the reasons I gave above. That said, I am not inclined to edit war over this and will defer to the opinions of other editors. Lambtron (talk) 16:33, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 March 2016
16chseld 606 (talk) 21:30, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
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Video
I think User:TonyTheTiger has a good idea in adding a video or two, but I agree that a 2-second clip of one person half-heartedly shimmying, while several others don't dance, is not of much encyclopedic value. Some alternative, perhaps more informative files:

FourViolas (talk) 20:43, 13 April 2016 (UTC)


 * It seems that many videos are worthy of inclusion in the article. Instead of sprinkling them throughout the article — where they will necessarily interrupt the flow of information to readers — would it make sense to create a video gallery? Perhaps below the existing image gallery? Lambtron (talk) 21:10, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

Merger proposal
Re-posting a proposition by Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi that Rhythm and dance be merged into Dance, to hopefully generate some interest and responses.

The Rhythm and dance article discusses the relationship between Rhythm and Dance, supplies some information on the background and styles of dancing and quotes some poetry as well. I see no reason why that warrants a separate article. It looks like a simple case of WP:OVERLAP to me. Also, the resulting article would not warrant WP:SPLIT based on length since it will only be 45,867 Kilo Bytes even if no content is removed.


 * Dance Page size:                       28,336 Bytes


 * Rhythm and dance Page size:   17,534 Bytes

The article's author, Redheylin, appears to strongly disagree with me. See our discussion here. WannaBeEditor (talk) 18:12, 2 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Since no one responded I went ahead and completed the merge. WannaBeEditor (talk) 05:42, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

Recommendation for structure and content
Understanding that the term "dance" is extremely broad in regards to the vast amount of information, it could encompass, I found the structures and it flows of the article distracting and sporadic. My suggestions for structure/content revision would be as follows:

1. General overview: definitions of dance that recognizes the diverse definitions that now exist.
 * You mentioned the many definitions proposed in your note- why not openly express the broad term that dance has developed to be?

2. Categories: This section may need to be expanded upon. The categories of Performance and Participation dance do not give an adequate overview of many modern forms of dance. There should be more forms of dance listed.
 * Also, when describing Performance/concert dance, I would include information about the advanced, intricate skills that performers must possess in order to artistically portray the piece. A large distinction between concert dance and participatory dance is training, education and professionalism - and emphasis should be placed on this.

3. History: a broader category of history can be used to group and discuss the origins, timeline and cultural aspects of dance.
 * Origins
 * Timeline
 * Cultural Traditions

4. Dancing and Music: This section is currently very minimal. The Wiki page it is referencing and is missing many citations and a broad perspective. Consider removing if this cannot be revised using a more reliable source.

5. Dance Education: Not all dancers receive their dance education through institutions of higher learning. I would suggest expanding on other means (studio, companies, etc.)

6. Occupations: It is mentioned that most jobs are low paying and dancers must supplement their incomes - would include source and statistics for this statement.

7. Venues: If you areto competitions in terms of place, I suggest also including the many other venues where dance is performed. Otherwise, the information about competitive dancing fits more logically into the "Categories" of dance.

--MeghanBri7 (talk) 22:00, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Welcome, ! That looks like a great general outline, and some very perceptive comments. This page has needed work for a long time. A few notes:
 * Guidelines for the first (overview) section may be found at WP:Lede
 * I agree competition could be better treated under "categories"—it's kind of a combination of participatory and performative forms, and that needs explaining. Not sure if it's ever been discussed in RS through that kind of anthropological lens.
 * I'm sure better sources on dance and music exist;, , , etc., etc. We do our best to WP:PRESERVE salvageable content whenever possible.
 * I think it would be excellent to have more material in the areas you mention., I met you at a meetup a while ago and never managed to get in contact with the dance-specialist librarian you mentioned—are they still around? I was hoping they could offer basic advice on sourcing in the field, which we could share with WP:DANCE.
 * Best of luck with the revisions, wish I had more time to help! FourViolas (talk) 22:59, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
 * P.S. New sections usually go at the bottom; you can read all about it at WP:Talk page guidelines. New responses go under what they're responding to, indented by adding one more ":" than the previous comment. FourViolas (talk) 23:04, 19 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Hey, thanks for joining and welcome. Per WP:BOLD, when you think an edit is necessary, you can just go ahead and do it, you don't need to ask for permission. Regarding dance, I certainly agree that the page will benefit from restructuring and editing, and any contribution to the page will be great. If I find time, I might be active on this page as well, I am planning to merge rhythm and dance into this page (see merger proposal section on top of this one). Just as a final note, to leave a message to a specific editor on a talk page (like I just did), insert the following template: " . Once again welcome. WannaBeEditor (talk) 01:49, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 December 2016

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Bhangra Dance
Bhangra dance from Punjab, india got mainstream recognition after bhangra videos made by Gurdeep Pandher went viral in the Yukon Territory, Canada. Punjabi-Sikh immigrants have been dancing bhagnra ever since they moved to Canada over a hundred years ago. There have been many popular bhangra organizations and clubs in Canada since decades, however still bhangra was mostly limited to Canada's Punjabi-Sikh community. Yukon Territory's Gurdeep Pandher made numerous efforts and his work got Canadian national and international attention. Gurdeep Pandher's bhangra in Yukon was first reported nationally by CBC and then live broadcasted by Canada's CTV National News CTV National News. Gurdeep Pandher's Yukon made bhangra videos went viral with millions of views. His work was covered by Buzzfeed, The Huffington Post, Yahoo Canada and international media. All this helped making bhangra a Canadian mainstream dance.

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Cane
please change ((cane)) to ((Walking stick|cane))
 * Yes check.svg Done jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 16:32, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 October 2017
Under Approaches to dance - Concert dance section:

Please change:

allows interludes of rhythmic dance that developed into entirely "plotless" ballets in the 20th century.

to:

allows interludes of rhythmic dance that developed into entirely "plotless" ballets in the 20th century

In other words, please delete the full stop / period mark (".") after the word "century".

This change is necessary to keep the sentence grammatically correct, because there are more words after the word "century".

The presence of this full stop / period mark is an edit error, originated from this edit:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rhythm_and_dance&type=revision&diff=716667355&oldid=716667094

97.94.123.41 (talk) 04:02, 1 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done DRAGON BOOSTER   ★  05:20, 1 October 2017 (UTC)

Music and movement
'Music and movement' is re-directed to here, but the article has no mention of it. 86.132.221.167 (talk) 14:33, 21 November 2017 (UTC)

Music and Movement was a regular BBC radio broadcast for primary schools in the post-war period and perhaps earlier. It's a shame there isn't an article about it and that the expression redirects here to Dance, where Music and Movement is not mentioned. "Find a space, children!" --- Frans Fowler (talk) 04:29, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

Rhythm section is out of balance
While I think the discussion of the role of rhythm and its intersection through dance and music is a positive development for the article (and I have not as yet investigated who introduced the section into the article, but thank you), I have to say there are some significant problems with the current wording of the prose. For one, this section is far too long for the amount of encyclopedic information it contains. Second (and explaining the first issues) the tone is way out of step with prose appropriate to an encyclopedia article, instead reading very much like a summary of someone's dissertation. It's loaded with just far too many appeals to authority via in-prose references to academics couched in overly-academic language. Some degree of direct attribution is permissible and even desirable in an encyclopedic summary, but the overall effect here is to create the impression of a non-neutral voice attempting to argue for a particular view of certain phenomena. All of that said, there's a lot of valuable information here, and the sourcing more than satisfactory. But I think this could be written with 50-60% of the words utilized here and be sharper and more encyclopedic for it. Thoughts? Snow let's rap 04:00, 10 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi - I know this is two years old, but I agree with your statement. It is rather superfluous with quotes predominantly from Ted Shawn. The section also misses other cultural perspectives on dance and rhythm. I propose that it be edited to be shorter, less superfluous, and also introduce more global perspectives. Alenmartel (talk) 04:52, 29 April 2020 (UTC)


 * I'm embarassed to say, I had completely forgotten to address this in any way. My time for the project right now as virtually nil, such are the demands of my home and work life at this particular time, so if you feel that you can reduce and restructure the content appropriately, I encourage you to take a crack. If you do, I think, given how much work is needed to bring this into line with encyclopedic tone and reduce the section down to reasonable summary style size, you should feel pretty bold in your removals, and in particular in cutting down one some the researcher callouts, the sheer volume of which is a significant part of the problem that makes this read like it is someone's personal graduate research (which I would not be surprised to learn is the case).  Since this may involve cutting significant amounts of content, something which will often catch the eye and concerns of reasonable cautious editors, you may want to include reference to this discussion in your edit summaries so it is obvious you are not working from a lack of previous discussion and so that the concerns expressed here can become part of the analysis any additional editor might make of your removals.


 * If on the other hand, you are not comfortable making that many reductive edits yourself, for whatever reason, I will attempt to address it as one of my first orders of business when the time comes that I can return to regular editing here: though at present time, when that may be possible is very much up in the air. In any event, thanks for reminding me of this!  Sno<b style="color: #b2dffe;">w</b> <b style="color: #d4143a">let's rap</b> 05:58, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 April 2018
107.167.97.209 (talk) 10:32, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
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Image of Claudel's The Waltz
An image of Camille Claudel's The Waltz was removed in a good faith revert, although there are a few good reasons to include it on the page (I had included it in the European section, due to Claudel's legacy and her growing reputation as an internationally known and important French sculptor). The Waltz is arguably the best sculptural representative of dance. Edgar Degas' Little Dancer of Fourteen Years is beautifully crafted, yet she does not convey action, but gives a sense of waiting for the performance to occur. Claudel's The Waltz, on the other hand, and its ability to convey feeling and flow of motion, well captures the emotions and feelings of both dance and of the individuals dancing. The revert language indicates that adding another image, especially one of a sculpture, isn't right for this page. I'd point out that the image seemed well-placed, is relevant to the section, and offers readers a chance to link to further information about such a statue and about it's creator (if some haven't heard of Camille Claudel please read of her amazing, talented, and artistically soaring, but ultimately - as a women in a man's profession in the late 19th century and early 20th century France - sad and wronged life). This image of The Waltz can only enhance, not detract from, this article. Thanks. Randy Kryn (talk) 01:01, 27 March 2019 (UTC)


 * As the reverter, I am perceiving in your various comments a sort of infatuation with that particular work of art. The article is already stuffed with images, which adequately communicate various modes of dance. The sculpture, which, in the photo, looks more like The Hug, is such crufty overkill that I implore you to consider the wisdom of its placement in the article. It does not belong there. Has it not yet been placed in the Claudel article? Why not find out what sort of metal it was cast in, and add it to the article on that particular metal? Silver? Pewter?--Quisqualis (talk) 06:18, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Hello . The Waltz is a fine work by a major artist, so yes, I appreciate it, as will many readers. But my point in accenting its unique character and discussing its appearance is that no other major statue seems to capture the movement of dance, and so it would become a good addition to this page (which does have room in the section it was placed in). Maybe others will comment. Another, and perhaps better, option is to include a visual arts "gallery" section in the article, which would present sculptures and paintings. Degas and others come to mind, see Category:Dance in art. Until the fairly recent inventions of photography and film were able to present the visual definition of dance in its various forms, the only way to communicate these appearance was through painting and sculpture. A gallery which can give a historical overview of this communication might be worth considering. Another option is to move Renoir's Dance at Bougival, which is now the only and out-of-place visual artwork represented in the photographic gallery, to the spot where The Waltz had been placed. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:08, 27 March 2019 (UTC)


 * Your mention of the Category:Dance in art should provide you ample opportunity for the dissemination of the photo you are so enamored of. The Renoir does seem misplaced, so feel free to move it. The gallery you are proposing does not belong in the article, though. Consider the concept of mission creep before you start letting those visions dance in your head.--Quisqualis (talk) 17:33, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Ah, okay (?). Yes, it is a beautiful sculpture, and The Waltz is probably the best existing sculpture on the subject of dance (please find a better one). Which is why I brought it to this page, thinking it would represent the topic of dance well. You reverted, and so I tried to communicate my initial reasoning of why I felt that the sculpture would be a good artistic representation of dance for this article. The end result of this? We've found an image of an artwork which we agree on. You'd accept moving Dance at Bougival out of the gallery and into the text, and I heartily agree that it's a fine piece of art to represent dance. So, a good result, and it was fun collaborating with you. Randy Kryn (talk) 03:23, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 September 2019
Please afuckdd the link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_dance to the text "contemporary dance" in the third paragraph under the heading Origins in the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance page Evelyn federick (talk) 07:09, 17 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done ___<em style="font-family:grafolitascript;color:#aa6ef4">CAPTAIN MEDUSA <em style="font-family:grafolitascript;color:#000000">talk  (We are the champions, my friends)  18:21, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

Major updates and additions proposal
Hi all - hoping we can grow this page and to also perhaps update and fix some things that I'll highlight below. Let me know thoughts. Based on consensus, I'm happy to make some of the agreed upon additions/changes (though I am a contemporary dancer and do teach dance history so there may be a COI there).

Much of this page is skewed towards the western context of concert dance (even with the Cultural traditions section present). While there are mentions of non-western dance forms, it'd be good to update and add to this page such that it is more reflective of global perspectives in each of the sections. I know it is impossible to capture ALL perspectives and that that is not the purpose of Wikipedia, but in regards to an article on dance, we can definitely add to this to develop a better spread of global perspectives such that it is not weighted towards one cultural perspective over another. :)


 * Performance and participation: this section focuses mostly on western dance forms and on concert dance forms. Furthermore, there are plenty of presentational dances that are not performed on stages, as spectacles, or in a virtuoso manner. For example, site-specific dance, postmodern dance, Hijra dance, indigenous presentational dances, etc. Participatory dance goes beyond social dance or corps in ballet, such as sacred dances that are participatory in nature but have specific religious functions. Also, that participatory dance lacks narrative (and that only ballet differs) is also not true - there are plenty of folk dance performances with narratives that are danced to and for each other in a participatory setting. There are also no sources in this section.


 * Dance and music: predominantly western focused. Dance and music and their interplay and integration takes various perspectives, such as in cultures where the word for dance and music are the same.


 * Dance and rhythm: most of this section focuses on the perspectives of Lincoln Kirstein and Ted Shawn, both Americans and both western concert dance focused. This does not take into perspective broader perspectives on rhythm and the human body, such as in African and Asian cultures, such as polyrhythm and polycentrism. This section also seems to have superfluous information with regards to Ted Shawn quotes.


 * Approaches to dance: see above note on performance and participation. This section could use mention of religious approaches to dance, such as Japanese Kagura, Indigenous dances that are sacred in nature, etc. The participatory and social dance portion of this section is also focused on rhythm. The polyrhythm section on African dance here should be mentioned in the Dance and rhythm section.


 * Cultural traditions:
 * 1) Africa - there are mentions of the traditional, neotraditional, and classical styles, but it would also be good to mention the continent's contribution to popular dance (eg. Angolan kizomba). This would add knowledge in regards to Africa's cultural export, which is often underrepresented. Also, this section could also develop to include examples from the continent, eg. west, south, central, north, and east Africa, which have dance forms that differ quite a bit from each other.
 * 2) Asia - focuses on India and the Levant, but is missing mentions of other cultures that were also previously mentioned in this article (eg. China and Japan). I also think it'd be a disservice not to mention the pony dance from Gangnam Style as a global phenomenon ;) . So, we could definitely add to this section.
 * 3) Europe and North America - this should be split to Europe and North America. European folk dance could be expanded a bit to include perhaps how folk dance was used as a tool for national identity-making, which was an important use of folk dance in the 20th century. There is no mention of Indigenous dance in North America, African American dance is underrepresented in terms of its global influence (seems like a list and passing mention). Ballet could have maybe three or four more sentences taking us from the 17th century to present day (eg. up until the time of George Balanchine/globalization?). Same with modern dance, maybe until the postmodern movement started/established/globalized?
 * 4) Latin America - can expand this to include indigenous forms that are still practiced (eg. Mayans, Zapotec, etc.).
 * 5) United States - why does this have its own section when all others are continent-based? While the statement here is reflective of the development of hip hop, it's better suited in the North America section.
 * 6) Australia and Polynesia can be added to represent those areas of the continent from both the colonial, global, and indigenous perspectives.
 * 1) Latin America - can expand this to include indigenous forms that are still practiced (eg. Mayans, Zapotec, etc.).
 * 2) United States - why does this have its own section when all others are continent-based? While the statement here is reflective of the development of hip hop, it's better suited in the North America section.
 * 3) Australia and Polynesia can be added to represent those areas of the continent from both the colonial, global, and indigenous perspectives.
 * 1) Australia and Polynesia can be added to represent those areas of the continent from both the colonial, global, and indigenous perspectives.
 * 1) Australia and Polynesia can be added to represent those areas of the continent from both the colonial, global, and indigenous perspectives.


 * Dance education: this section is wholly focused on formal dance training as it exists today. Should we add the historical perspectives? We can also add oral traditions that are still practiced, dance notation's use in dance education (eg. a few hundred years ago, the use of Beauchamp-Feuillet Notation in dance manuals in Europe were used, whereas today Labanotation is used to teach recorded choreographies), and other systems (eg. guru-disciple systems such as in particular Asian cultures).


 * Occupations: this section is wholly focused on the western perspective of occupation, but occupation can also be used to include occupations in the religious realm, scholarly realm, etc. Furthermore, 'Dance teachers' is wholly focused on studio dance but dance instruction as a career is actually multi-faceted and also takes place in other contexts (eg. guru-disciple systems, learning in a monastic setting, etc.).


 * Competitions: this section can be expanded to include non-studio and non-western competitive practices, eg. cyphers in the breakdancing world, powwow competitions, Japanese Kagura competitions (where scoring includes judging based on the preservation of ancient stories in new choreographies), and so on.


 * Gallery: no real comment except to maybe reduce the number of studio dance photos and add some other photos.

Let me know thoughts on the above. I come at this from the perspective of a western concert dancer but also a dance historian (I haven't made any edits yet, in case there is a concern for COI). Alenmartel (talk) 04:46, 29 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Alen, I am not typically in a habit of giving a blanket endorsement to such sweeping page overhaul proposals, but there is very, very little in what you have suggested above which I would not agree would benefit the page considerably. The fact of the matter is, given the breadth of this topic and the importance of this form of art and human activity as a universal matter across cultures, this article is currently significantly below the threshold of content that would be allowed by our page length and summary style policies. In other words, there's room to grow here. And since that would involve mostly an additive process, I think you should consider yourself encouraged to be WP:BOLD on this one in running at this topic, if you feel you have the time to devote to it.  Work and home life obligations will unfortunately have me sidelined to an occasional feedback capacity and unfortunately at this time, I cannot predict when those demands will abate, as there are factors out of my control. However, if you ping me whenever you feel like you could use a second opinion on a matter, I will try to respond, however briefly, within a few days, hopefully a week at most. I know that's hardly super responsive, but unfortunately the best I can promise these days.


 * To get just a little bit into the weeds, so you don't feel you are flying completely solo or without some express consensus (even be it a very small consensus for now):
 * Yes, I 100% agree that the 'performance and participation', 'Dance and music', and 'Approaches to dance' sections could all use expansion in terms of both conceptual discussions and cultures represented. In these areas in particular, I advise removals to be kept to a minimum for now (except as needed to adjust the prose for flow) and focus on additions: we can always trim back later if the article becomes too long and unwieldy. In addition to coverage of existing cultural practices and perspectives, I would also like it if we could see some increased discussion about empirical studies on dance, including neurological/biopsychological insights, if you feel competent to research and render those concepts.
 * 'Dance and rhythm' has already been discussed in a section above, and I encourage any editor reading this to look at that brief discussion for more detailed insights into some of the problems I feel this section introduces in terms of WP:WEIGHT and encyclopedic tone. This is definitely one section that I think was probably introduced by someone a little to close to the tradition of one dancer and perhaps certain academics.  Even if that's not the case, this section really reads like a dissertation and partly as a consequence of this lacks appropriate tone and neutrality, with far too much reliance on direct attribution and anchoring in specific schools of thought--it really needs correction towards a more neutral voice and more general overview. This is really one area where I'd encourage some more substantial trimming even in initial passes; we could easily see more than half of this section going to make it more balanced with the scope of the article as a whole. This is also another area where I think some empirical discussion from the psychological and biological sciences could be useful to help balance out the social science tone a little--but those sources may be difficult to find if the editor searching for them does not have access to larger academic research databases.  As per my advice above, if you do end up making edits removing significant portions of the content here, you may want to pepper your edit summaries with references to these discussions, to provide context to any editors who may otherwise become alerted at said removals.
 * I agree with the basic restructuring you have contemplated to cultural traditions section. Let's be careful not to make this an everything and the kitchen sink section, since we do have parallel articles and categories that help to flesh out dance in particular cultural contexts, but certainly the susbections could be more robust and the distinctions better organized than at present.
 * For the 'Dance education' and 'Occupations' sections, I would advise caution with adding discussion of just any context in which dance becomes semi-professional. Unless dance itself is a significant part of a particular occupation, practice, or pedagogical process, it probably should not get more than the briefest of mention here, if any at all. We do need to draw a line at some point in throwing in reference to any context in which dance occurs, after-all.
 * Competitions: Absolutely agree there is a need to adjust this section to be more culturally expansive. Because such a section could easily grow in size quickly though, I'd advise trying to discuss these competitions (of all stripes) at a surface level, with liberal use of internal links (where possible) to other articles to allow follow-ups on particular competitions/traditions as the reader sees fit.
 * I actually like the current composition of the gallery pretty well: I even approve of the recent changes made since I last checked in here. But I will admit, I've long thought about adding a large number of additional photos, which is why there is a selection of photos in my sandbox that I have culled from Commons over time: high quality dance images are not as plentiful as one might hope on Commons, so it may be worth looking at that selection, especially as I curated the selection both for photo quality and span of representation of dance varieties. I've long felt tempted to add an extra row to the gallery to accommodate some of these, but there is a page load/mobile user consideration in play that stopped me. However, as the article grows in length, the justification for additional in-line use of images grows as well.  So it is my hope that you will be able to accommodate at least the large majority of the images currently used in the gallery, either by keeping them there or moving them to appropriate sections.  There is a maximum amount of photos that we should be suing over-all, but I would argue that since dance is a subject that inherently involves a strong visual component in terms of encyclopedic discussion, we can push that threshold here a little, if in any article.  In short, try to keep everything in while adding more as space opens up by virtue of increased prose, but do keep an eye on the concern of load times for those on mobile or low-bandwidth connections, as an accessibility matter.
 * Well, that's all I can think to say by way of general feedback for now. This will be a substantial effort at expansion, so I hope you get some assistance soon. I will try to lend a hand when and how I can, though as I noted before, it is likely to be minimal for now. Still, these are changes of a sort I have felt are a long time coming, so I wish you speedy and productive efforts!


 * Addendum: Since I am here, while I usually try to constrain my activity on this project (and talk pages in particular) away from expressly social comments, I'd just like to say that I hope my friends on this page are taking care of themselves in these worrisome times--best wishes until we can talk again more liberally about art and other such topics. :) <b style="color: #19a0fd;">S</b><b style="color: #66c0fd">n</b><b style="color: #99d5fe;">o</b><b style="color: #b2dffe;">w</b> <b style="color: #d4143a">let's rap</b> 06:55, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Oh, and as regards your concerns about COI, Alen, I don't think there is any real need for worry as far as the issues you have referenced. If, as a dancer or historian, you find yourself tempted to address your own perspectives, especially as a source, then you want to tread with caution and probably get a second opinion before adding anything.  But your mere expertise in these fields does not in itself constitute WP:COI as we usually use the term on this project, and is in fact just considered extra useful context that you will be bringing to your editing. Your personal knowledge and expertise doesn't give you extra authority in consensus discussion, and can't be used as a basis for adding content without an appropriate source, but it's also not a knock against your perceived neutrality, provided you follow all relevant content policies. <b style="color: #19a0fd;">S</b><b style="color: #66c0fd">n</b><b style="color: #99d5fe;">o</b><b style="color: #b2dffe;">w</b> <b style="color: #d4143a">let's rap</b> 07:00, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

Dance
Dance is simply defined as the enjoyment of body movement with music 🎶 Nitil Talukdar (talk) 10:42, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

P.E
A dance that imitates / the move-ment of a lizard 112.198.114.0 (talk) 09:17, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: CMN2160B
— Assignment last updated by Xinyue Hu (talk) 13:29, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Media and Culture Theory - MDC 254
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Kpop
Hi can someone please add a kpop dance picture in the dance section please 41.114.178.238 (talk) 03:32, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

The "Dance on social media" section reads like it's trying to advertise TikTok
Why does it only mention TikTok? Why does it feel like it's just praising TikTok 222.127.72.89 (talk) 02:23, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Composition and Culture
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add ref's
please add refs for Helen Moller and redlink Helen Moller

98.248.161.240 (talk) 15:06, 19 July 2024 (UTC)