East Coast Swing
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East Coast Swing is a lively, upbeat partner dance in the swing family, typically danced to rock and roll, swing, and big band music with a characteristic triple-step rhythm.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Coast Swing canonical | 4 |
| Eastern Swing | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5735597 — 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: East Coast Swing Context triple: [The Shag, relatedDance, East Coast Swing]
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A.
West Coast Swing
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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B.
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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C.
Lindy Hop
Lindy Hop is a high-energy African American swing dance that originated in Harlem in the late 1920s, known for its improvisation, partner connection, and acrobatic aerials.
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D.
Carolina Shag
Carolina Shag is a smooth, partner-based swing dance style that originated in the Carolinas and is closely associated with beach music and social dancing in the American Southeast.
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E.
Midwest Swing
"Midwest Swing" is a popular hip-hop track by the St. Louis rap group St. Lunatics that showcases their regional style and playful, party-oriented lyrics.
- 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: East Coast Swing Target entity description: East Coast Swing is a lively, upbeat partner dance in the swing family, typically danced to rock and roll, swing, and big band music with a characteristic triple-step rhythm.
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A.
West Coast Swing
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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B.
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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C.
Lindy Hop
Lindy Hop is a high-energy African American swing dance that originated in Harlem in the late 1920s, known for its improvisation, partner connection, and acrobatic aerials.
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D.
Carolina Shag
Carolina Shag is a smooth, partner-based swing dance style that originated in the Carolinas and is closely associated with beach music and social dancing in the American Southeast.
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E.
Midwest Swing
"Midwest Swing" is a popular hip-hop track by the St. Louis rap group St. Lunatics that showcases their regional style and playful, party-oriented lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballroom dance style
ⓘ
partner dance ⓘ social dance ⓘ |
| alsoDancedAs |
double-step variation
ⓘ
single-step variation ⓘ |
| basicCount | 6-count ⓘ |
| characteristicQuality |
bouncy
ⓘ
playful ⓘ rhythmic ⓘ |
| codifiedBy |
American ballroom studios
ⓘ
Arthur Murray studios ⓘ |
| commonSocialSetting |
ballroom socials
ⓘ
swing dance events ⓘ weddings and parties ⓘ |
| competitionStyle | American Rhythm ⓘ |
| danceFamily | swing ⓘ |
| danceFrame | relaxed frame ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Jitterbug
ⓘ
Lindy Hop ⓘ |
| footworkPattern | rock step followed by two triple steps ⓘ |
| governingBodySyllabus |
USA Dance
ⓘ
World Dance Council ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
ECS
ⓘ
Eastern Swing ⓘ
linked to:
East Coast Swing
Jitterbug (ballroom form) ⓘ
linked to:
Lindy Hop
|
| isBallroomSyllabusDance | true ⓘ |
| isLeadFollowDance | true ⓘ |
| isLively | true ⓘ |
| isPartnerDance | true ⓘ |
| isUpbeat | true ⓘ |
| musicEra |
Big Band era
ⓘ
linked to:
Big band era
|
| musicGenre |
big band
ⓘ
jump blues ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ swing music ⓘ |
| originCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| originPeriod | late 1930s ⓘ |
| relatedDance |
Balboa
ⓘ
Collegiate Shag ⓘ Jive ⓘ Lindy Hop ⓘ West Coast Swing ⓘ |
| requiresPartnerConnection | true ⓘ |
| teachingLevel | beginner-friendly ⓘ |
| tempoRangeBPM | 120–180 BPM ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 time ⓘ |
| typicalHold |
closed position
ⓘ
open position ⓘ |
| typicalRhythm |
6-count basic
ⓘ
triple-step triple-step rock-step ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: East Coast Swing Description of subject: East Coast Swing is a lively, upbeat partner dance in the swing family, typically danced to rock and roll, swing, and big band music with a characteristic triple-step rhythm.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: East Coast Swing