Connecticut College School of the Dance
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Connecticut College School of the Dance was a prominent mid-20th-century American modern dance program and summer school that hosted leading choreographers and significantly shaped modern dance education.
All labels observed (1)
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| Connecticut College School of the Dance canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6793512 — 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: Connecticut College School of the Dance Context triple: [Charles Weidman, taughtAt, Connecticut College School of the Dance]
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A.
Bennington School of the Dance
Bennington School of the Dance was a pioneering American modern dance summer program in the 1930s that helped shape the development and teaching of modern dance in the United States.
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B.
Conservatory of Dance
The Conservatory of Dance is the professional dance training program at Purchase College, SUNY, known for its rigorous conservatory-style education in contemporary and classical dance.
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C.
School of American Ballet
The School of American Ballet is a premier ballet academy in New York City that serves as the official training school for the New York City Ballet and a leading center for classical dance education in the United States.
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D.
Franziska Boas School of Dance
The Franziska Boas School of Dance was a modern dance institution in New York City known for integrating innovative movement, music, and progressive social ideals in the mid-20th century.
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E.
School of Dance
The School of Dance at the California Institute of the Arts is a renowned conservatory-style program known for its innovative, interdisciplinary approach to contemporary and classical dance training.
- 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: Connecticut College School of the Dance Target entity description: Connecticut College School of the Dance was a prominent mid-20th-century American modern dance program and summer school that hosted leading choreographers and significantly shaped modern dance education.
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A.
Bennington School of the Dance
Bennington School of the Dance was a pioneering American modern dance summer program in the 1930s that helped shape the development and teaching of modern dance in the United States.
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B.
Conservatory of Dance
The Conservatory of Dance is the professional dance training program at Purchase College, SUNY, known for its rigorous conservatory-style education in contemporary and classical dance.
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C.
School of American Ballet
The School of American Ballet is a premier ballet academy in New York City that serves as the official training school for the New York City Ballet and a leading center for classical dance education in the United States.
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D.
Franziska Boas School of Dance
The Franziska Boas School of Dance was a modern dance institution in New York City known for integrating innovative movement, music, and progressive social ideals in the mid-20th century.
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E.
School of Dance
The School of Dance at the California Institute of the Arts is a renowned conservatory-style program known for its innovative, interdisciplinary approach to contemporary and classical dance training.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modern dance school
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summer dance program ⓘ |
| activePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | Connecticut College ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describedAs |
important center for modern dance in the mid-20th century
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prominent American modern dance program ⓘ |
| field | dance education ⓘ |
| focus |
choreography
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performance ⓘ technique classes ⓘ |
| genre | modern dance ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern dance curricula in the United States
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professional training standards for modern dancers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Connecticut ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hosting leading modern dance choreographers
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influence on American modern dance education ⓘ modern dance training ⓘ summer dance intensives ⓘ |
| programType |
residential dance program
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summer school ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Connecticut College School of the Dance Description of subject: Connecticut College School of the Dance was a prominent mid-20th-century American modern dance program and summer school that hosted leading choreographers and significantly shaped modern dance education.
Referenced by (1)
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