Talk:Tina LeBlanc

DYK nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 11:27, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

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• ... that ballerina Tina LeBlanc received critical acclaim soon after she joined the Joffrey Ballet, and later performed with San Francisco Ballet as principal dancer for 17 years? Source: "It is hard to imagine what in LeBlanc's 27 years of professional dancing - 17 with San Francisco Ballet - she could have to regret... Soon a rising star in the main Joffrey company, LeBlanc became a darling of New York critics in ballets that showed her lightness and attack." ([1])

• Reviewed: Stephanie Davis (runner)

Converted from a redirect by Corachow (talk). Self-nominated at 18:38, 31 March 2021 (UTC).

• Article has been nominated within 7 days of when the expansion first happened. Article has over 1500 characters in prose. The tone of the article is neutral and sources look reliable. I would recommend revising the hook though. "Critical acclaim" is very subjective and vague so you may need to be more specific about this or remove it altogether. A list of works she's notable for might also be nice. Other than that it looks good to go. lullabying (talk) 04:03, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

• @Lullabying: I think a list of notable works would not work as a hook because it's either very common ballets such as Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and Giselle, or something relatively niche that would not be interesting. Therefore I'm proposing this ALT instead.
• ALT1: ... that despite being rejected by the American Ballet Theatre at age 15, ballerina Tina LeBlanc was soon recruited by the Joffrey Ballet, then performed with the San Francisco Ballet as principal dancer for 17 years? Corachow (talk) 10:01, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

• Never mind, this one is probably better.
• ALT2: ... that ballerina Tina LeBlanc was recruited by the Joffrey Ballet at age 15, despite an earlier rejection from the American Ballet Theatre, and later became a San Francisco Ballet principal dancer? Corachow (talk) 10:34, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

• I meant the list of notable works should be in the article in table format. That might be nice to see. The new hook you listed also works much better. lullabying (talk) 15:55, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

• @Lullabying: I used to add a list of works to articles, but I rarely add that now since it’s either completely based on the company website or a very short and incomplete one based on reviews. Not all ballet performances and casts get reviewed. Corachow (talk) 16:09, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

• I see. While it would be nice to see a list of selected notable works, it is not a requirement for DYK at this time. For the hook, I'd prefer it if the part about the rejection was removed as it doesn't seem to be related to the subject being a principal dancer in the San Francisco Ballet. lullabying (talk) 08:51, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

• @Lullabying: I think the rejection part is a big deal. The point of the hook is to state she was rejected by a big company, then was recruited by a smaller one, then was one of the stars at another large company. Being recruited at 15 is actually not that rare. Most ballet dancers with a Wikipedia article had been a principal dancer. Corachow (talk) 09:14, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

• I see. You might want to reword the hook as the average reader won't be familiar with the companies. lullabying (talk) 18:54, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

• @Lullabying: Fine. I'll remove the Joffrey bit. I think the word "principal" can indicate she had an important role in San Francisco.
• ALT3: ... that Tina LeBlanc spent 17 years as a San Francisco Ballet principal dancer, despite being rejected by the American Ballet Theatre as a teenager? Corachow (talk) 19:05, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

• I like this one. It looks good to go. lullabying (talk) 19:08, 14 April 2021 (UTC)