Agrippina Vaganova
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Agrippina Vaganova was a renowned Russian ballerina and influential pedagogue best known for developing the Vaganova method, a foundational system of classical ballet training.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Agrippina Vaganova canonical | 9 |
| Agrippina Yakovlevna Vaganova | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1922294 — 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: Agrippina Vaganova Context triple: [Imperial Ballet School, notableStudent, Agrippina Vaganova]
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A.
Tamara Karsavina
Tamara Karsavina was a renowned Russian prima ballerina of the early 20th century, celebrated for her artistry in works by Mikhail Fokine and for helping to shape modern classical ballet.
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B.
Isabella Vengerova
Isabella Vengerova was a renowned Russian-American pianist and influential pedagogue, best known for co-founding the Curtis Institute of Music and training many prominent 20th-century pianists.
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C.
Galina Ulanova
Galina Ulanova was a legendary Soviet ballerina, celebrated as one of the greatest classical dancers of the 20th century and a prima ballerina assoluta of the Bolshoi Ballet.
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D.
Anna Pavlova
Anna Pavlova was a legendary Russian prima ballerina of the early 20th century, renowned worldwide for her expressive dancing and iconic role in "The Dying Swan."
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E.
Alexandra Danilova
Alexandra Danilova was a renowned Russian-American ballerina and influential ballet teacher, celebrated for her work with the Ballets Russes and later as a leading figure at the School of American Ballet.
- 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: Agrippina Vaganova Target entity description: Agrippina Vaganova was a renowned Russian ballerina and influential pedagogue best known for developing the Vaganova method, a foundational system of classical ballet training.
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A.
Tamara Karsavina
Tamara Karsavina was a renowned Russian prima ballerina of the early 20th century, celebrated for her artistry in works by Mikhail Fokine and for helping to shape modern classical ballet.
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B.
Isabella Vengerova
Isabella Vengerova was a renowned Russian-American pianist and influential pedagogue, best known for co-founding the Curtis Institute of Music and training many prominent 20th-century pianists.
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C.
Galina Ulanova
Galina Ulanova was a legendary Soviet ballerina, celebrated as one of the greatest classical dancers of the 20th century and a prima ballerina assoluta of the Bolshoi Ballet.
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D.
Anna Pavlova
Anna Pavlova was a legendary Russian prima ballerina of the early 20th century, renowned worldwide for her expressive dancing and iconic role in "The Dying Swan."
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E.
Alexandra Danilova
Alexandra Danilova was a renowned Russian-American ballerina and influential ballet teacher, celebrated for her work with the Ballets Russes and later as a leading figure at the School of American Ballet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian person
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ballerina ⓘ ballet pedagogue ⓘ choreographer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alumniOf | Imperial Ballet School ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Fundamentals of the Classical Dance
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linked to:
Vaganova method
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| birthCountry | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1879-06-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Saint Petersburg
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linked to:
St. Petersburg
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| citizenship |
Russian Empire
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russian Empire
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deathCountry | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1951-11-05 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Leningrad ⓘ |
| developed | Vaganova method ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Imperial Ballet School ⓘ |
| employer |
Leningrad Choreographic School
ⓘ
linked to:
Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
Mariinsky Theatre ⓘ |
| familyName |
Vaganova
ⓘ
linked to:
Vaganova method
|
| fieldOfWork | classical ballet ⓘ |
| fullName |
Agrippina Yakovlevna Vaganova
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linked to:
Agrippina Vaganova
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| genre | ballet pedagogy ⓘ |
| givenName | Agrippina ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Leningrad Choreographic School renamed in her honor
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Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet named after her ⓘ
linked to:
Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
|
| influenced |
Bolshoi Ballet training system
ⓘ
linked to:
Bolshoi Ballet Academy
Kirov Ballet ⓘ
linked to:
Mariinsky Ballet
Soviet ballet training ⓘ international ballet pedagogy ⓘ |
| knownFor | Vaganova method ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| movement | classical ballet ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Galina Ulanova
ⓘ
Natalia Dudinskaya ⓘ |
| notableWork | Vaganova method ⓘ |
| occupation |
ballerina
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ballet teacher ⓘ choreographer ⓘ |
| performedWith | Mariinsky Ballet ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
artistic director of Leningrad Choreographic School
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teacher at Leningrad Choreographic School ⓘ |
| residence |
Leningrad
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Saint Petersburg ⓘ
linked to:
St. Petersburg
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Agrippina Vaganova Description of subject: Agrippina Vaganova was a renowned Russian ballerina and influential pedagogue best known for developing the Vaganova method, a foundational system of classical ballet training.
Referenced by (10)
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linked to: Agrippina Vaganova