West Coast Swing
E545869
West Coast Swing is a smooth, elastic partner dance that evolved from Lindy Hop and is typically performed to contemporary blues, R&B, and pop music in a distinctive slot pattern.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Coast Swing canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5735596 — 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: West Coast Swing Context triple: [The Shag, relatedDance, West Coast Swing]
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A.
Salsa
Salsa is one of the spacecraft in the European Space Agency’s Cluster mission, designed to study Earth’s magnetosphere and its interaction with the solar wind.
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B.
The Boho Dance
"The Boho Dance" is a song by Joni Mitchell, featured on her 1975 album *The Hissing of Summer Lawns*, that reflects on bohemian culture and artistic authenticity.
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C.
Low Country dance
Low Country dance is a traditional Sri Lankan dance form from the southern coastal regions, characterized by elaborate masks, ritualistic performances, and strong ties to exorcism and folk healing practices.
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D.
Brush Dance
Brush Dance is a traditional Yurok healing and world-renewal ceremony involving song, dance, and ritual to restore balance and well-being within the community.
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E.
Brush Dance
Brush Dance is a traditional Karok ceremonial dance and healing ritual central to the tribe’s cultural and spiritual life in northwestern California.
- 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: West Coast Swing Target entity description: West Coast Swing is a smooth, elastic partner dance that evolved from Lindy Hop and is typically performed to contemporary blues, R&B, and pop music in a distinctive slot pattern.
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A.
Salsa
Salsa is one of the spacecraft in the European Space Agency’s Cluster mission, designed to study Earth’s magnetosphere and its interaction with the solar wind.
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B.
The Boho Dance
"The Boho Dance" is a song by Joni Mitchell, featured on her 1975 album *The Hissing of Summer Lawns*, that reflects on bohemian culture and artistic authenticity.
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C.
Low Country dance
Low Country dance is a traditional Sri Lankan dance form from the southern coastal regions, characterized by elaborate masks, ritualistic performances, and strong ties to exorcism and folk healing practices.
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D.
Brush Dance
Brush Dance is a traditional Yurok healing and world-renewal ceremony involving song, dance, and ritual to restore balance and well-being within the community.
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E.
Brush Dance
Brush Dance is a traditional Karok ceremonial dance and healing ritual central to the tribe’s cultural and spiritual life in northwestern California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American dance
ⓘ
partner dance ⓘ social dance ⓘ |
| allows | broad musical genre interpretation ⓘ |
| becamePopularIn | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| developedFrom | California swing scene ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
improvisation
ⓘ
musicality ⓘ partner connection ⓘ |
| evolvedFrom | Lindy Hop ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
WCS
ⓘ
Western Swing (dance) ⓘ
linked to:
Western swing
|
| hasBasicPatternLength |
6-count
ⓘ
8-count ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
elastic
ⓘ
slot-based movement ⓘ smooth ⓘ |
| hasCommonBasicPattern |
left side pass
ⓘ
right side pass ⓘ sugar push ⓘ whip ⓘ |
| hasCompetitionFormat |
Jack and Jill
ⓘ
Strictly Swing ⓘ routines ⓘ |
| hasDancePosition |
closed position
ⓘ
open position ⓘ |
| hasGoverningOrRankingBody | World Swing Dance Council ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
anchor step
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lead and follow connection ⓘ slot ⓘ stretch ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
elastic connection between partners
ⓘ
slotted movement on the dance floor ⓘ |
| isOftenDancedTo |
contemporary R&B music
ⓘ
contemporary pop music ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Boogie Woogie (dance)
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East Coast Swing ⓘ Lindy Hop ⓘ Rock and Roll (dance) ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn |
social dance studios
ⓘ
swing dance conventions ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| isTypicallyDancedTo |
R&B music
ⓘ
contemporary blues music ⓘ pop music ⓘ |
| originatedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: West Coast Swing Description of subject: West Coast Swing is a smooth, elastic partner dance that evolved from Lindy Hop and is typically performed to contemporary blues, R&B, and pop music in a distinctive slot pattern.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.