Wikipedia's first sentence called it “well-known ballroom dancer and dance instructor”. Today it says “dance instructor and dancer”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Pierre Dulaine (born 23 April 1944) is a dance instructor and dancer. He invented the Dulaine method of teaching dance. He also founded Dancing Classrooms, a social and emotional development program for 5th grade children that uses ballroom dancing as a vehicle to change the lives of the children and their families. Notably, his early works with children was fictionalized in the film Take the Lead , starring Antonio Banderas as Pierre Dulaine. The documentary film Mad Hot Ballroom follows a Ballroom Dancing with Dancing Classrooms competition.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Pierre Dulaine (born 1944) is a well-known ballroom dancer and dance instructor. He invented the Dulaine method of teaching dance. He also developed Dancing Classrooms, a social development program for 5th grade children that uses ballroom dancing as a vehicle to change the lives of the children and their families.
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Pierre Dulaine (born 23 April 1944) is dance instructor and dancer. He invented the Dulaine method of teaching dance. He also founded Dancing Classrooms, a Social and Emotional development program for 5th grade children that uses ballroom dancing as a vehicle to change the lives of the children and their families.Notably, his early works with children was fictionalized in the film Take the Lead , starring Antonio Banderas as Pierre Dulaine.The documentary film Mad Hot Ballroom follows a Ballroom Dancing with Dancing Classrooms competition.
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Pierre Dulaine (born 23 April 1944) is a dance instructor and dancer. He invented the Dulaine method of teaching dance. He also founded Dancing Classrooms, a Social and Emotional development program for 5th grade children that uses ballroom dancing as a vehicle to change the lives of the children and their families. Notably, his early works with children was fictionalized in the film Take the Lead , starring Antonio Banderas as Pierre Dulaine.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “well-known ballroom dancer and dance instructor”. Today it says “dance instructor and dancer”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
well-known ballroom dancer and dance instructor
Now
dance instructor and dancer
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