Talk:Aran Bell

DYK nomination

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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 11:27, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

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• ... that ballet dancer Aran Bell portrayed Romeo in Romeo and Juliet when he was only 19? Source: "And on Wednesday afternoon, Aran Bell, at just 19, makes an important debut: as Romeo in Kenneth MacMillan’s production of “Romeo and Juliet.”" ([1])
  • ALT1:... that Aran Bell became a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre when he was only 21? Source: "Mr. Bell, at 21, is young to be promoted to principal dancer — but he is used to doing things early." ([2])

• Reviewed: Raissa Calza
• Comment: Personally prefer ALT0

Created by Corachow (talk). Self-nominated at 18:25, 15 September 2020 (UTC).

• This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline and either hook could be used, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:59, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

• These hooks mirror the one you wrote for Calvin Royal III. Is there anything else to say about these dancers other than their youth? Yoninah (talk) 23:47, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

• Yoninah He is 21. The only other option I can come out with - ALT2:... that as a child, ballet dancer Aran Bell was featured in the documentary First Position? Corachow (talk) 23:57, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

• @Corachow: I see, it's just over 1500 characters. Is there any more detail you can add? By the way, the cites for the birth/death dates do not belong in the lead. Yoninah (talk) 00:01, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

• Yoninah I expanded a little bit, it now has around 1700 characters. Corachow (talk) 16:23, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

• OK, I found a source for his birth date. What do you think about this rewording of your ALT0 hook:
• ALT0a: ... that at age 19, Aran Bell made his debut as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet as a member of the American Ballet Theatre's corps de ballet? Yoninah (talk) 17:10, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

• @Yoninah: Thanks for the new source! I like this new hook, though I suggest linking corps de ballet. Corachow (talk) 17:16, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

• OK, I did that, but tried to avoid a sea of blue with the name of the dance company. I also wonder what you think of more of a combination hook:
• ALT3: ... that Aran Bell, who was profiled at age 11 in the dance documentary First Position, became a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre at age 21? Yoninah (talk) 17:21, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

• @Yoninah: This one seems good too! However, according to the New York Times review, he was 11 when the documentary was filmed. Corachow (talk) 17:25, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

• I fixed it. Would you like another review? Yoninah (talk) 17:28, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

• Sure. Corachow (talk) 17:44, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

• @Corachow: I prefer ALT3. And you? Yoninah (talk) 17:53, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

• Same. Thank you for the to hooks! Corachow (talk) 17:57, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

• @Cwmhiraeth: could you take a look at ALT3? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 18:39, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

• Approving ALT3, giving it an AGF tick because I can't access the New York Times source. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:54, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

• Here is the relevant text from the New York Times article:
• Several children, including Aran Bell (11) and Michaela DePrince (14), could have been spun off into separate documentaries. Yoninah (talk) 16:18, 22 September 2020 (UTC)