The Dashing White Sergeant
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The Dashing White Sergeant is a traditional Scottish country dance tune and song widely recognized for its lively rhythm and use in military and social dancing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Dashing White Sergeant canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2988134 — 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: The Dashing White Sergeant Context triple: [Royal Berkshire Regiment, regimentalMarch, The Dashing White Sergeant]
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A.
The Sergeant
The Sergeant is a 1968 drama film starring Rod Steiger as a rigid Army noncommissioned officer grappling with repressed homosexuality and inner turmoil.
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B.
The Ranks
The Ranks is the English title of Surah As-Saff, a chapter of the Qur’an that emphasizes unity, sincerity, and steadfastness among believers, especially in striving for God’s cause.
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C.
The Death of Major Peirson
The Death of Major Peirson is a large-scale 1783 history painting by John Singleton Copley depicting the dramatic death of a young British officer during the Battle of Jersey in the American Revolutionary War era.
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D.
The Colonel
The Colonel is the traditional mascot figure representing Eastern Kentucky University's athletic teams and school spirit.
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E.
The Fifer
The Fifer is a famous 1866 painting by Édouard Manet depicting a young military musician in a flat, poster-like style that anticipates modern art.
- 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: The Dashing White Sergeant Target entity description: The Dashing White Sergeant is a traditional Scottish country dance tune and song widely recognized for its lively rhythm and use in military and social dancing.
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A.
The Sergeant
The Sergeant is a 1968 drama film starring Rod Steiger as a rigid Army noncommissioned officer grappling with repressed homosexuality and inner turmoil.
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B.
The Ranks
The Ranks is the English title of Surah As-Saff, a chapter of the Qur’an that emphasizes unity, sincerity, and steadfastness among believers, especially in striving for God’s cause.
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C.
The Death of Major Peirson
The Death of Major Peirson is a large-scale 1783 history painting by John Singleton Copley depicting the dramatic death of a young British officer during the Battle of Jersey in the American Revolutionary War era.
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D.
The Colonel
The Colonel is the traditional mascot figure representing Eastern Kentucky University's athletic teams and school spirit.
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E.
The Fifer
The Fifer is a famous 1866 painting by Édouard Manet depicting a young military musician in a flat, poster-like style that anticipates modern art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish country dance
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Scottish country dance tune ⓘ Scottish song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Army
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Scottish regimental traditions ⓘ Scottish social events ⓘ ceilidhs ⓘ weddings in Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Scottish traditional culture ⓘ |
| danceType | progressive dance ⓘ |
| genre |
Scottish country dance music
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folk music ⓘ military march ⓘ |
| hasDanceFigures |
chains
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circles ⓘ setting steps ⓘ turns ⓘ |
| hasRhythm | lively ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
easy to learn for groups
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encourages social interaction among dancers ⓘ often one of the first dances at Scottish social events ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
formal balls
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informal social gatherings ⓘ military functions ⓘ |
| tempo | quick ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 time ⓘ |
| typicalFormation |
circle of three dancers facing another three
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three-couple set ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceilidh dancing
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military dancing ⓘ social dancing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Dashing White Sergeant Description of subject: The Dashing White Sergeant is a traditional Scottish country dance tune and song widely recognized for its lively rhythm and use in military and social dancing.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.