Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
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The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society is an organization dedicated to preserving, promoting, and teaching traditional Scottish country dancing worldwide.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Scottish Country Dance Society canonical | 1 |
| Scottish Country Dance Society | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7245419 — 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: Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Context triple: [Scottish country dancing, governingBody, Royal Scottish Country Dance Society]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Highland dance
Highland dance is a traditional Scottish solo dance form characterized by precise footwork, athletic movements, and performance to bagpipe music, often seen at cultural festivals and competitions.
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E.
Scottish Ballet
Scottish Ballet is Scotland’s national ballet company, renowned for its classical and contemporary dance productions and based in Glasgow.
- 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: Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Target entity description: The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society is an organization dedicated to preserving, promoting, and teaching traditional Scottish country dancing worldwide.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Highland dance
Highland dance is a traditional Scottish solo dance form characterized by precise footwork, athletic movements, and performance to bagpipe music, often seen at cultural festivals and competitions.
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E.
Scottish Ballet
Scottish Ballet is Scotland’s national ballet company, renowned for its classical and contemporary dance productions and based in Glasgow.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
charitable organization
ⓘ
dance organization ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Scottish country dance
ⓘ
linked to:
Scottish country dancing
traditional dance ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Scottish cultural heritage
ⓘ
traditional Scottish music ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Jean Milligan
ⓘ
Ysobel Stewart of Fasnacloich ⓘ |
| grantedRoyalPatronageBy |
King George VI
ⓘ
linked to:
George VI
|
| hasAbbreviation | RSCDS ⓘ |
| hasBranch | RSCDS branches worldwide ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Scottish country dance musicians
ⓘ
Scottish country dance teachers ⓘ Scottish country dancers ⓘ |
| hasRoyalCharter | true ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| inception | 1923 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| maintains |
standardized dance repertoire
ⓘ
technique guidelines for Scottish country dancing ⓘ |
| nonProfitStatus | charity ⓘ |
| offers |
dance examinations
ⓘ
teacher training ⓘ |
| organizes |
classes
ⓘ
dance events ⓘ summer schools ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| originalName |
Scottish Country Dance Society
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
|
| publishes |
dance collections
ⓘ
music for Scottish country dancing ⓘ |
| purpose |
preservation of Scottish country dancing
ⓘ
promotion of Scottish country dancing ⓘ teaching Scottish country dancing ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Asia
ⓘ
Australia ⓘ Europe ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ North America ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| scope | worldwide ⓘ |
| typeOfDancePromoted | social dance ⓘ |
| website | https://www.rscds.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Description of subject: The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society is an organization dedicated to preserving, promoting, and teaching traditional Scottish country dancing worldwide.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Royal Scottish Country Dance Society