The Charleston
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The Charleston is a famous early 20th-century American jazz dance and song that became emblematic of the Roaring Twenties.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Charleston canonical | 4 |
| 1920s Charleston | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10439506 — 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 Charleston Context triple: [James P. Johnson, notableWork, The Charleston]
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A.
Charleston
Charleston is a historic port city in South Carolina known as a key center of colonial resistance to British rule, including major protests against imperial taxation.
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B.
Charleston
Charleston is a historic waterfront neighborhood in Bremerton, Washington, known for its residential character and proximity to the Puget Sound naval facilities.
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C.
Charleston
Charleston is a small city in east-central Illinois best known as the home of Eastern Illinois University.
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D.
Charleston
Charleston was the original name of the city now known as Lorain, Ohio, a Great Lakes industrial community on the shores of Lake Erie.
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E.
Beaufort
Beaufort is a small town and administrative district in the southwestern part of Sabah, Malaysia, known for its railway connection and proximity to wetlands and riverine landscapes.
- 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 Charleston Target entity description: The Charleston is a famous early 20th-century American jazz dance and song that became emblematic of the Roaring Twenties.
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A.
Charleston
Charleston is a historic port city in South Carolina known as a key center of colonial resistance to British rule, including major protests against imperial taxation.
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B.
Charleston
Charleston is a historic waterfront neighborhood in Bremerton, Washington, known for its residential character and proximity to the Puget Sound naval facilities.
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C.
Charleston
Charleston is a small city in east-central Illinois best known as the home of Eastern Illinois University.
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D.
Charleston
Charleston was the original name of the city now known as Lorain, Ohio, a Great Lakes industrial community on the shores of Lake Erie.
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E.
Beaufort
Beaufort is a small town and administrative district in the southwestern part of Sabah, Malaysia, known for its railway connection and proximity to wetlands and riverine landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dance
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jazz dance ⓘ popular dance ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Prohibition era
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flapper culture ⓘ jazz age nightlife ⓘ |
| associatedWithDecade | 1920s ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | Roaring Twenties ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
energetic kicks
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swinging arms ⓘ syncopated rhythms ⓘ twisting feet movement ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| culturalSignificance | emblematic dance of the Roaring Twenties ⓘ |
| dancePosition |
closed position (partner form)
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open position (partner form) ⓘ |
| danceStyle |
partner dance
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social dance ⓘ solo dance ⓘ |
| developedIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
1920s Charleston
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linked to:
The Charleston
Lindy Charleston ⓘ partner Charleston ⓘ solo Charleston ⓘ |
| influenced |
Lindy Hop
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jazz dance ⓘ swing dance ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African American dance traditions
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jazz music ⓘ ragtime dance ⓘ |
| movementType | improvisational elements ⓘ |
| originatedIn | African American communities ⓘ |
| popularizedIn |
ballrooms
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films ⓘ stage shows ⓘ |
| requires |
strong sense of rhythm
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syncopated footwork ⓘ |
| revivedIn |
21st century vintage dance communities
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late 20th century swing revival ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
modernity in the 1920s
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social liberation ⓘ youthful rebellion ⓘ |
| tempo | fast ⓘ |
| typicalMusic | up-tempo jazz ⓘ |
| typicalTimeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| usedIn | vintage jazz dance repertoires ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Charleston Description of subject: The Charleston is a famous early 20th-century American jazz dance and song that became emblematic of the Roaring Twenties.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.