Grand Pas de Deux
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Grand Pas de Deux is the climactic, technically demanding duet for two principal dancers traditionally performed near the end of the ballet The Nutcracker.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Pas de Deux canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1922350 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grand Pas de Deux Context triple: [The Nutcracker (Balanchine version), includesNumber, Grand Pas de Deux]
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A.
The Dancing Couple
The Dancing Couple is a lively 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Jan Steen that humorously depicts a boisterous village celebration with dancing peasants and chaotic revelry.
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B.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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C.
Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Dance of the Blessed Spirits is a serene and lyrical orchestral and flute piece from Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera *Orphée et Eurydice*, often performed as a standalone concert work.
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D.
The Dance Class
The Dance Class is a renowned 19th-century painting by Edgar Degas depicting ballet dancers rehearsing in an interior studio, celebrated for its innovative composition and candid portrayal of movement.
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E.
D’eux
D’eux is a hugely successful French-language studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, widely regarded as one of the best-selling Francophone albums of all time.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grand Pas de Deux Target entity description: Grand Pas de Deux is the climactic, technically demanding duet for two principal dancers traditionally performed near the end of the ballet The Nutcracker.
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A.
The Dancing Couple
The Dancing Couple is a lively 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Jan Steen that humorously depicts a boisterous village celebration with dancing peasants and chaotic revelry.
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B.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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C.
Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Dance of the Blessed Spirits is a serene and lyrical orchestral and flute piece from Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera *Orphée et Eurydice*, often performed as a standalone concert work.
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D.
The Dance Class
The Dance Class is a renowned 19th-century painting by Edgar Degas depicting ballet dancers rehearsing in an interior studio, celebrated for its innovative composition and candid portrayal of movement.
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E.
D’eux
D’eux is a hugely successful French-language studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, widely regarded as one of the best-selling Francophone albums of all time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet duet
ⓘ
dance number ⓘ set piece ⓘ |
| associatedWithBallet |
The Nutcracker
ⓘ
linked to:
The Nutcracker, Op. 71
|
| associatedWithComposer | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | classical ballet repertoire ⓘ |
| featuresRole |
Prince
ⓘ
Sugar Plum Fairy ⓘ |
| hasChoreographicStyle | classical ballet ⓘ |
| hasDifficulty | technically demanding ⓘ |
| hasFunction | climactic duet ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | orchestral accompaniment ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfDancers | 2 ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceContext |
full-length production of The Nutcracker
ⓘ
gala excerpts ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
highlight of The Nutcracker
ⓘ
showcase for virtuosity ⓘ |
| hasStructureElement |
adagio
ⓘ
coda ⓘ entrée ⓘ female variation ⓘ male variation ⓘ |
| hasTheatricalFunction | culmination of the story’s celebration scenes ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | pas de deux ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Nutcracker
ⓘ
linked to:
The Nutcracker, Op. 71
|
| performedBy |
ballerina
ⓘ
male principal dancer ⓘ principal dancers ⓘ |
| positionInPerformance | near the end of the ballet ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | grand step for two ⓘ |
| typicalCasting | female principal and male principal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grand Pas de Deux Description of subject: Grand Pas de Deux is the climactic, technically demanding duet for two principal dancers traditionally performed near the end of the ballet The Nutcracker.
Referenced by (1)
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