Deletion of Peter Sparling

Comment: per #C5 -- the holding of a named chair at a major institution is notable in itself.  The Dance dept. at UM is a major department in the field
Stance: keep
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Comment: As well as the news pieces already cited in the article, his performances have been reviewed multiple times in the New York Times: http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10B13FC385413728DDDAA0994DD405B888BF1D3 May 1978 http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0F13FF355511728DDDAC0894D8415B898BF1D3 Oct 1979 http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10714FE3D5E12728DDDAD0994D8415B8084F1D3 Oct 1980 http://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/16/arts/the-dance-peter-sparling.html Nov. 1981 http://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/04/arts/dance-martha-graham-revives-plain-of-prayer.html Jun 1986 http://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/21/arts/dance-in-review-910201.html Oct 1996 (not counting additional brief announcements). I think he passes  as well as (by having a named chair) 
Stance: keep
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