English Folk Dance Society
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The English Folk Dance Society was an early 20th-century organization dedicated to preserving and promoting traditional English folk dances and music.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| English Folk Dance and Song Society | 3 |
| English Folk Dance Society canonical | 2 |
| English folk dance organisations | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9704283 — 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: English Folk Dance Society Context triple: [Cecil Sharp, founded, English Folk Dance Society]
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A.
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society is an organization dedicated to preserving, promoting, and teaching traditional Scottish country dancing worldwide.
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B.
Scottish Dance Theatre
Scottish Dance Theatre is a leading contemporary dance company based in Dundee, Scotland, known for its innovative choreography and touring performances in the UK and internationally.
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C.
Scottish country dancing
Scottish country dancing is a traditional social dance form from Scotland characterized by groups of dancers performing lively, structured steps and figures to Scottish folk music.
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D.
Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing
The Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing is the principal international authority that standardizes, regulates, and promotes traditional Scottish Highland dancing and its competitions.
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E.
National Dance Company Wales
National Dance Company Wales is a leading contemporary dance company based in Wales, known for creating and touring innovative dance works nationally and internationally.
- 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: English Folk Dance Society Target entity description: The English Folk Dance Society was an early 20th-century organization dedicated to preserving and promoting traditional English folk dances and music.
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A.
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society is an organization dedicated to preserving, promoting, and teaching traditional Scottish country dancing worldwide.
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B.
Scottish Dance Theatre
Scottish Dance Theatre is a leading contemporary dance company based in Dundee, Scotland, known for its innovative choreography and touring performances in the UK and internationally.
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C.
Scottish country dancing
Scottish country dancing is a traditional social dance form from Scotland characterized by groups of dancers performing lively, structured steps and figures to Scottish folk music.
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D.
Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing
The Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing is the principal international authority that standardizes, regulates, and promotes traditional Scottish Highland dancing and its competitions.
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E.
National Dance Company Wales
National Dance Company Wales is a leading contemporary dance company based in Wales, known for creating and touring innovative dance works nationally and internationally.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural organization
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folk dance organization ⓘ |
| activity |
collection of traditional dance tunes
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organization of folk dance classes ⓘ organization of folk dance festivals ⓘ publication of folk dance manuals ⓘ publication of folk music collections ⓘ |
| country |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1932 ⓘ |
| field |
folk dance
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folk music ⓘ |
| focus |
English country dance
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Morris dance ⓘ sword dance ⓘ traditional English social dance ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Cecil Sharp ⓘ |
| genre |
traditional English folk dance
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traditional English folk music ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
revival of interest in English folk traditions
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standardization of folk dance teaching ⓘ |
| hasPart | local folk dance branches ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| inception | 1911 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| mergedInto |
English Folk Dance and Song Society
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linked to:
English Folk Dance Society
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| notableMember |
Cecil Sharp
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Douglas Kennedy ⓘ Maud Karpeles ⓘ |
| operatedIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| purpose |
preservation of traditional English folk dances
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promotion of traditional English folk music ⓘ |
| significantEvent | merger with Folk-Song Society in 1932 ⓘ |
| successor |
English Folk Dance and Song Society
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linked to:
English Folk Dance Society
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: English Folk Dance Society Description of subject: The English Folk Dance Society was an early 20th-century organization dedicated to preserving and promoting traditional English folk dances and music.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: English Folk Dance Society
linked to: English Folk Dance Society
linked to: English Folk Dance Society
linked to: English Folk Dance Society