Wendy Whelan
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Wendy Whelan is an acclaimed American ballet dancer best known as a longtime principal dancer with New York City Ballet, celebrated for her musicality, versatility, and influential contemporary collaborations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wendy Whelan canonical | 13 |
| Wendy Whelan and Jock Soto | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wendy Whelan Context triple: [School of American Ballet, hasNotableAlumni, Wendy Whelan]
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A.
Suzanne Farrell
Suzanne Farrell is an acclaimed American ballerina and influential ballet teacher, best known as a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and as a muse of choreographer George Balanchine.
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B.
Dorothy Hamill
Dorothy Hamill is an American figure skater best known for winning the 1976 Olympic gold medal and popularizing the iconic "Hamill camel" spin and wedge haircut.
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C.
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet was a ballet company founded by legendary ballerina Suzanne Farrell, renowned for preserving and performing the works of choreographer George Balanchine.
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D.
Peggy Fleming
Peggy Fleming is an American figure skater best known for winning the gold medal in ladies' singles at the 1968 Winter Olympics and later becoming a prominent television commentator.
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E.
Gelsey Kirkland
Gelsey Kirkland is an acclaimed American ballerina renowned for her work with New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre, as well as for her influential memoirs and teaching.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wendy Whelan Target entity description: Wendy Whelan is an acclaimed American ballet dancer best known as a longtime principal dancer with New York City Ballet, celebrated for her musicality, versatility, and influential contemporary collaborations.
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A.
Suzanne Farrell
Suzanne Farrell is an acclaimed American ballerina and influential ballet teacher, best known as a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and as a muse of choreographer George Balanchine.
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B.
Dorothy Hamill
Dorothy Hamill is an American figure skater best known for winning the 1976 Olympic gold medal and popularizing the iconic "Hamill camel" spin and wedge haircut.
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C.
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet was a ballet company founded by legendary ballerina Suzanne Farrell, renowned for preserving and performing the works of choreographer George Balanchine.
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D.
Peggy Fleming
Peggy Fleming is an American figure skater best known for winning the gold medal in ladies' singles at the 1968 Winter Olympics and later becoming a prominent television commentator.
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E.
Gelsey Kirkland
Gelsey Kirkland is an acclaimed American ballerina renowned for her work with New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre, as well as for her influential memoirs and teaching.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American ballet dancer
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ballet dancer ⓘ choreographic collaborator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bessie Award
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Dance Magazine Award ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Alexei Ratmansky
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Brian Brooks ⓘ Christopher Wheeldon ⓘ Jock Soto ⓘ Kyle Abraham ⓘ William Forsythe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1967-05-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | School of American Ballet ⓘ |
| employer | New York City Ballet ⓘ |
| endTime | retired as principal dancer from New York City Ballet in 2014 ⓘ |
| familyName | Whelan ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet
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contemporary ballet ⓘ |
| givenName | Wendy ⓘ |
| influenced | younger generations of American ballet dancers ⓘ |
| memberOf | New York City Ballet ⓘ |
| movementStyle | Balanchine technique ⓘ |
| name | Wendy Whelan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential contemporary dance collaborations
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longtime principal dancer with New York City Ballet ⓘ musicality and versatility as a performer ⓘ |
| notableWork |
After the Rain pas de deux
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Agon ⓘ Concerto Barocco ⓘ
linked to:
“Concerto Barocco”
Dances at a Gathering ⓘ Liturgy ⓘ Polyphonia ⓘ Stravinsky Violin Concerto ⓘ The Cage ⓘ |
| occupation |
artistic director
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ballet dancer ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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linked to:
Louisville, Kentucky
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| positionHeld |
artistic director of New York City Ballet
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associate artistic director of New York City Ballet ⓘ principal dancer at New York City Ballet ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| startTime |
joined New York City Ballet as apprentice in 1984
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promoted to principal dancer in 1991 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | documentary film "Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan" ⓘ |
| trainedIn |
classical ballet
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contemporary ballet ⓘ |
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Subject: Wendy Whelan Description of subject: Wendy Whelan is an acclaimed American ballet dancer best known as a longtime principal dancer with New York City Ballet, celebrated for her musicality, versatility, and influential contemporary collaborations.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
SAB
linked to: Wendy Whelan
subject linked to:
documentary film "Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan"
subject linked to:
documentary film "Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan"