Talk:Ballroom tango

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The result of the move request was: page moved. Vegaswikian (talk) 22:54, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Tango (ballroom) → Ballroom tango — To make clear that this is a sub-article of Tango (dance) and not an entirely separate thing that shares the name "tango". 216.8.148.227 (talk) 16:31, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Feel free to state your position on the renaming proposal by beginning a new line in this section with *'''Support''' or *'''Oppose''', then sign your comment with ~~~~. Since polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account Wikipedia's policy on article titles.

Oppose Porfirio Landeros (talk) 18:11, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nom. The current title implies that ballroom tango is something different from tango (dance) (like Tango (boat)) rather than a subset of it. Cf. other subsets of tango (dance) such as Finnish tango. — AjaxSmack 06:33, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Makes sense to follow best practices for article naming. Binksternet (talk) 14:56, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support, in line with the other articles on tango types. (In fact I would have thought Tango (dance) was the primary topic, and should be renamed to just Tango.)--Kotniski (talk) 09:00, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion[edit]

Any additional comments:

It is quite commonplace for people to use "tango" while they are referencing ballroom tango, especially in the mainstream media. In fact, most of the time, "tango" is preceded by an adjective when referring to another specific style. Take the popular dance shows like Dancing with the Stars or So You Think You Can Dance, they always say "tango" when referring to ballroom tango, but mention "Argentine tango" when referring to this non-ballroom style. "Ballroom tango" is more commonly used by practitioners of other tango styles, which is not a mainstream use of the phrase. The Joe or Jane on the street says, "I want to take Tango lessons," then they go to a ballroom dance studio and sign up for a tango class. This is the mainstream use, at least, in the US-English audience, which is the main audience of this article. Porfirio Landeros (talk) 18:11, 11 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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"The European dancers enjoyed the music and passion of the dance"[edit]

It's hard to see how this statement can ever be substantiated, since this is a statement about the state of mind of some unidentified European dancers in the 1910s. It is plausible, but not necessarily true. Hence, it doesn't belong in Wikipedia. TippTopp (talk) 15:35, 9 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]