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(4) It is better dance critics avoid in their write-ups all personal references, malice, jealousy, unnecessary comparisons and derogatory remarks on other artistes; (5) No artiste should be personally attacked because every artiste of repute has undergone innumerable hardships and taken great pains to reach his or her present standards and if he or she fails once or twice there is no reason why he or she should be torn to shreds: this failure may be due to quite extraneous factors; (6) Art critics should be sincere in their criticism which should aim at the progress of art. It should not be used for mainly boosting or denouncing an artiste. (7) Criticism should be sympathetic, concise, apt and tolerant.
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