Talk:The Dying Swan/GA1

GA Review

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Undertaking review

I will undertake a review here. The article appears stable, neutral and well written. There is a deletion proposal in place for one of the two images in use in the article, and this needs to be resolved.

I've removed the questioned image until the discussion is resolved. Kathyrncelestewright (talk) 15:13, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Other points:

The entire following passage lacks a reference: "Anna Pavlova (who had just become a ballerina at the Maryinsky Theatre) asked Michel Fokine, who had also read the poem, to create a solo ballet for her for a 1905 concert being given by artists from the chorus of the Imperial Mariinsky Opera. Fokine suggested Saint-Saëns's cello solo, Le Cygne (which Fokine had been playing at home on a mandolin to a friend's piano accompaniment) as the work's musical basis and Pavlova agreed. A rehearsal was arranged and the short dance completed very quickly."
- Done. I've cited the source for this passage. Kathyrncelestewright (talk) 15:26, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
"Pavlova made the dance popular via her many tours around the world over a twenty year period and asked to be buried in the swan costume." Is there a reference for this?
- I don't recall the source for the statement but have revised it with appropriate references. Kathyrncelestewright (talk) 15:56, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
In the Makarova quote, the term "bourées" is used. This would not be familiar to a lay reader. Can it be given a brief explanation in square brackets within the quote?
- I've found a definition from the Merrian-Webster Online Dictionary for pas de bourree. Kathyrncelestewright (talk) 15:13, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The internet site citations are incomplete - publishers and retrieval dates are needed as a minimum.
- I've upgraded these citations and hope they meet with approval! Kathyrncelestewright (talk) 15:13, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This short article is otherwise sound. I will drop in and see how it is progressing. hamiltonstone (talk) 06:01, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]