User talk:Tparkes

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Contra dance[edit]

Thanks for the correction. Now who started the trend to write symmetrical, aerobic dances? Was Shadrack's Delight one of the first? 199.125.109.5 (talk) 20:23, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It wasn't the first by any means, but I believe it was among the first to gain widespread popularity among folk-revival contra dancers as distinguished from modern "western" square dancers. A lot of callers were thinking along similar lines in the 1970s. Tparkes (talk) 16:48, 15 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

19th and 20th centuries[edit]

Tony (?), I wonder if your edit of 17:06, 15 July 2008 to the 2nd paragraph of the History section ("added more on 19th and 20th centuries") needs modification, or if the confusion is only in my own mind. It seems to me that either the first sentence should say 20th century instead of 19th, or we need a segue between it and the next sentence to cover the 100-year jump in time. --Rich Janis (talk) 01:31, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"19th" in the first sentence is correct; I added a sentence to help bridge the 100-year gap. Thanks, Rich, for pointing out the problem. Obviously the History section needs expansion (and the History sections of the square dance articles need a lot of work too). Tparkes (talk) 17:03, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome[edit]

Thanks for the edits to Utopia. Nice to see you here! -- Ssilvers (talk) 20:42, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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