Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Douglas Boulivar


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The result was   keep. Cirt (talk) 07:14, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

Douglas Boulivar

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Someone close to him must've created this article as a tribute Buckeyetigre (talk) 02:31, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment. A paid death notice in The New York Times does not establish notability, but some other material from the New York Times and the Hartford Courant can be found using a Google News archive search. - Eastmain (talk) 03:09, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - sad to say, the guy was an ordinary choreographer who did not stand out enough to belong in an encyclopedia. - Richard Cavell (talk) 14:52, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete My sympathies to the family and friends of Douglas Boulivar, and I think that the article was not nominated earlier for the same reason, but Wikipedia is not a memorial. Mandsford (talk) 17:26, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep The training and list of companies worked with and taught for would seem to establish notability for me, however 'ordinary' he may have been as a choreographer. Think Eastmain makes a good point, that some more supporting material would be helpful. Crazy-dancing (talk) 20:35, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep per substantial coverage in reliable independent sources. ChildofMidnight (talk) 04:13, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Douglas was a ballet dancer and a still more significant modern dancer (as opposed to choreographer) with major companies in the US and abroad — and was among the most important dancer teachers both in Canada and New York. — Robert Greer (talk) 11:15, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. Professional dancers think he is notable.Jarhed (talk) 00:31, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep Douglas Boulivar was a gifted ballet dancer, but even more importantly, later in life, he was one of the foremost teachers of floor barre who helped numerous professional dancers recover from and avoid injury. At least two ABT principal dancers went to Douglas for help, i.e., Ethan Stiefel and Ashley Tuttle.  He was also a ballet master for Ailey, but didn't want to tour with them. His dance career was the foundation for the invaluable knowledge that he passed on about placement.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.47.142.250 (talk) 16:33, 11 January 2010 (UTC)  — 64.47.142.250 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
 * Keep Douglas Boulivar had a distinguished career as a performer before becoming a ballet teacher in New York City. He was one of the very few experts in the "floor barre" technique, which was created by Zena Rommett.  Ballet dancers, modern dancers, competitive ice skaters and others studied floor barre technique with Zena Rommett and her disciples.  One of the members of Zena Rommett's Board of Directors told me that she considered Douglas Boulivar to be one of the best teachers of her technique.  Douglas Boulivar was widely known as one of the best floor barre teachers in New York City, and he had a large following. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.226.118.213  (talk) 21:15, 11 January 2010 (UTC) — 72.226.118.213 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
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