Talk:Weapon dance

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I started this as a stub to have something to link to from another article I am working on Music of Italy. As it now stands, this is not very good, I know. I would appreciate any and all help. As the examples expand, it will be a good idea to divide the article into geographic regions: Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, Polynesia, Australia, etc. Jeffmatt 11:42, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

I started to expand the item by geographical region. Jeffmatt 02:52, 28 August 2006 (UTC)


 * The 81.208.83.236 ISP number is mine. Jeffmatt 02:50, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

I anticipate digging up about 15 or 20 more examples from around the world and then adding a section on "The Anthropology of the Weapon Dance" ---or something like that---and maybe a section on Weapon Dance as Art--that is, a section on the various dance preservation projects around the world that include such dancing in performances presented to the public. But right now, it's time to go to bed. Jeffmatt 16:23, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Images
Can someone find more images of dancing? Perhaps Wikimedia Commons and/or Flickr is a nice place to start. Don't worry, I'm looking too. —Jared Hunt September 10, 2006, 22:24 (UTC)

Shouldn't anyone...i don't know, mention weapon dances in Media, such as video games (weapon demos) and movies?

GA passing
This passes, just, well written referenced ect. Not quite FA yet, needs expanding and more sourcing. Remember, references come after the punctuation i.e

The article has passed GA, but...

not

The article has passed GA, but...

You see. Good work everyone

†he Bread 01:45, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

added paragraph
The 89.97.35.76 ISP number is mine. I added a paragraph on the Danza de la Pluma. Forgot to log on. Sorry. Jeffmatt 05:50, 30 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I also added the last section on Weapon Dance as Art (for lack of a better sub-title?). It seems to me to fit into the general article and also provides a kind of closing section after all the examples (although more examples are probably needed).Jeffmatt 07:24, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Capoeira
Wasn't capoeira by definition weaponless so that the masters or the police wouldn't suspect that the dancers were actually doing combat training? --84.20.17.84 14:36, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

GA Sweeps Review: Pass
As part of the WikiProject Good Articles, we're doing sweeps to go over all of the current GAs and see if they still meet the GA criteria. I'm specifically going over all of the "Culture and Society" articles. I believe the article currently meets the criteria and should remain listed as a Good article. I have made several minor corrections throughout the article. Altogether the article is well-written and is still in great shape after its passing in 2007. Continue to improve the article making sure all new information is properly sourced and neutral. I also tagged a few images to be moved to Wikimedia Commons, so if you have an account, consider moving them. If you have any questions, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. I have updated the article history to reflect this review. Happy editing! --Nehrams2020 (talk) 01:43, 30 June 2008