New Dance Group
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New Dance Group was a pioneering American modern dance collective known for its socially conscious, politically engaged choreography during the 1930s and 1940s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Dance Group canonical | 1 |
| New Dance League | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6793516 — 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: New Dance Group Context triple: [Charles Weidman, associatedWith, New Dance Group]
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A.
White Oak Dance Project
White Oak Dance Project was a contemporary dance company co-founded and led by renowned ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, known for its innovative repertory and collaborations with prominent choreographers.
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New Dance
New Dance is a pioneering modern dance composition by choreographer Doris Humphrey that exemplifies her innovative approach to movement, musicality, and group dynamics.
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C.
Dorrance
Dorrance is a surname most notably associated with Anson Dorrance, the highly successful American women's soccer coach at the University of North Carolina.
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D.
Compañía Nacional de Danza
Compañía Nacional de Danza is Mexico’s leading national ballet company, renowned for its classical and contemporary repertoire and performances at major cultural venues.
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E.
Katherine Dunham Dance Company
The Katherine Dunham Dance Company was a pioneering American modern dance troupe renowned for integrating African and Caribbean dance forms with contemporary choreography and for advancing Black representation in the performing arts.
- 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: New Dance Group Target entity description: New Dance Group was a pioneering American modern dance collective known for its socially conscious, politically engaged choreography during the 1930s and 1940s.
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A.
White Oak Dance Project
White Oak Dance Project was a contemporary dance company co-founded and led by renowned ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, known for its innovative repertory and collaborations with prominent choreographers.
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B.
New Dance
New Dance is a pioneering modern dance composition by choreographer Doris Humphrey that exemplifies her innovative approach to movement, musicality, and group dynamics.
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C.
Dorrance
Dorrance is a surname most notably associated with Anson Dorrance, the highly successful American women's soccer coach at the University of North Carolina.
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D.
Compañía Nacional de Danza
Compañía Nacional de Danza is Mexico’s leading national ballet company, renowned for its classical and contemporary repertoire and performances at major cultural venues.
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E.
Katherine Dunham Dance Company
The Katherine Dunham Dance Company was a pioneering American modern dance troupe renowned for integrating African and Caribbean dance forms with contemporary choreography and for advancing Black representation in the performing arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arts organization
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dance collective ⓘ modern dance company ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
| aim |
to make dance accessible to ordinary people
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to use dance to address contemporary political issues ⓘ |
| artForm | modern dance ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
collective choreography
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dance as political protest ⓘ dance as social commentary ⓘ |
| associatedWith | leftist artists in New York ⓘ |
| audience | working-class audiences ⓘ |
| basedIn | Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalContext |
Great Depression era United States
NERFINISHED
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World War II era United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focus |
anti-fascism
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labor rights ⓘ racial equality ⓘ social justice themes ⓘ workers’ struggles ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| genre |
politically engaged dance
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socially conscious dance ⓘ |
| ideology | left-wing politics ⓘ |
| influenced |
American modern dance of the mid-20th century
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later politically engaged dance companies ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| movement | American modern dance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
politically engaged choreography
ⓘ
socially conscious choreography ⓘ |
| region | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taught |
dance composition
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modern dance classes ⓘ politically themed performance workshops ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
choreography
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performance ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: New Dance Group Description of subject: New Dance Group was a pioneering American modern dance collective known for its socially conscious, politically engaged choreography during the 1930s and 1940s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New Dance League