User:Caitlinmball/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Robot (dance)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I like to dance and I need to learn how to evaluate and interact with Wikipedia articles.

Lead Section
This article's lead section was summarized in a concise way and introduced the topic of discussion with a brief history. However, this article could use another example of how it received fame because many dancers/performers used this dance style in music videos and at concerts.

Content
This article does place emphasis on the content of the dance style, but focuses on Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 as if they were the only people to provide fame towards this style of dance. I think that this article could receive updates with modernized information. This article does not necessarily contain major equity gaps, but since the information is somewhat outdated, I think equity could be improved.

Tone and Balance
This article's point of view is neutral, but only one performer or group of performers are represented. By broadening the scope of performers or modernizing information regarding the dance style, this article could be improved. There is no persuasion regarding this dance, but due to overrepresentation, it may seem that very few people are invested in the Robot, which is false.

Sources and References
Many of the sentences show "citation needed". However, the article does show a diverse list of sources that are cited. Based on a few citations that I further explored, the sources seem credible.

Organization
This article is well organized and does contain sections about the Robot dance, associated music, and even a world record section. This article is easy to read and concise, but could possibly receive more information.

Images and Media
Photos with captions are present, but once again, updated pictures could be provided with captions pertaining to evolving years (i.e. photo from 2011, 2012, 2013, etc.).

Talk Page Discussion
The talk page does seem to have many conversations, and some are more helpful than others. The last edit on this talk page was in 2009 before someone recently commented in March of last year.

Overall Impressions
I think that this article would be a great read back in 2009, but now in 2021, some updates need to be completed! Adding a section about ALL the famous people to use this dance, update the music styles used for this style, provide videos or links to music videos and dance tutorials, etc. can be added to improve information as well as provide readers with some more background information. This dance has been around for a while, but has evolved over many years, I think that information is worth writing about.