Talk:Foxtrot

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Pre-Harry Fox Foxtrots

I removed the following line:

"Get Together; Fox Trot", however, was published by M. Witmark & Sons in 1905.

Most probably the source has typo in the catalogue, because various bios of Victor Herbert, eg here say that it was published in 1915. A quite authoritative source would be "American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Victor Herbert. A bibliography of his recordings, compositions, operettas, instrumental, choral and other works." New York, 1959. Must check the library. - 7-bubёn >t 17:44, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

Confirmed: "Get Together Fox Trot" is dated by 1915 (MCMXY). - 7-bubёn >t 18:01, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

There is a hypothesis that Victor Herbert republished his older pieces under the pseudonym Noble MacClure to cover under the emerging ASCAP copyright system the music pieces which fit the the current dance crazes, but i don't have sources reputable enough to confirm this (i.e., even the existence of the hypothesis itself in published form). - 7-bubёn >t 18:05, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

bits of history

from [1]: "At the end of 1918 the wave arose, then known as the 'jazz-roll'. The American Morgan introduced a sort of open spinturn, the 'Morgan-turn', in 1919. In 1920 Mr G.K. Anderson introduced the feather step and the change of direction. The thirties had become the golden age for this dance. That is when Foxtrot tunes, figures and tempo standardised." Good to know, but better sources are necessary. - Altenmann >t 17:24, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Is that first sentence neutral?

Beatuiful to watch seems more like an author opinion than an irreputable fact or a quote... Don't get me wrong, this is a thought shared by millions, but there's probably someone out in the sewers of detroit who thinks otherwise. I would get that part into a quote or a mass opinion. 75.161.61.243 (talk) 20:10, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

I would put "Considered beautiful to watch" 75.161.61.243 (talk) 20:10, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

To be honest, even "Considered beautiful to watch" begs the question of who is doing the consideration. Much of the article is un-encyclopaedic in tone and I have today attempted to improve it. Sadly, I'm no expert in dance. Longwayround (talk) 20:08, 19 November 2011 (UTC)

Infobox, lede and body out of line

Harry Fox is mentioned in the infobox but the body says other people invented the dance and don't mention him and give another explanation for the name of the dance. Then the lede says the answer was developed in the 1920s and doesn't mention the 1914 in the box and the body. What is right?--Peter cohen (talk) 14:14, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

Question

I'm adding information on the clothing worn during the competitions, should this be its own section? or should I add it to an already existing section?Kaygue930 (talk) 14:49, 26 April 2018 (UTC)