Talk:Vaganova Ballet Academy
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I have compared the text of this article with the material upon which it is supposedly based. I see no copyright infringement. You cannot copyright basic facts of history.
The article could be re-written to a much better form and style than it currently has, but I see no reason to delete it.
For example, George Balanchine is described as a 1921 graduate of the Vaganova Institute. This makes it sound like he studied Vaganova Method. In fact, he graduated the very year that she started teaching at the Institute -- which was not re-named in her honour until 1957, six years after she had died. So, it would not be correct to say Balanchine was a graduate of the Vaganova Institute, but the name of the Institute in 1921 should be given. 209.247.23.141 11:13, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Recreation of Article
I intend to write a proper article relating directly to the Vaganova Ballet Academy, referring to the history of the school both pre and post Vaganova. It is wrong that all links and redirects about the school should be pointed to the article about Agrippina Vaganova, she did not create the school and, whilst she is a key figure in its development, the history of the school before her era is equally, if not more valuable and should have a proper article. I am currently searching out references etc, so it will take some time to put the article together, so your patience would be appreciated Crazy-dancing (talk) 13:25, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
