Four Little Swans
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Four Little Swans is a famous and technically demanding ensemble dance for four ballerinas, known for its precise unison footwork and linked-arm formation in the ballet Swan Lake.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Four Little Swans canonical | 1 |
| Pas de quatre of the cygnets | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11499497 — 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: Four Little Swans Context triple: [Swan Lake, hasRole, Four Little Swans]
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A.
Swan Princess
Swan Princess is a magical maiden from Russian folklore who transforms between a swan and a woman, most famously appearing in Alexander Pushkin’s fairy tale poem "The Tale of Tsar Saltan."
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B.
White Swan
The "White Swan" is the elegant, white Baroque-style Kaunas Town Hall in Lithuania, renowned for its slender tower and historic role as a civic landmark.
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C.
O Pato
"O Pato" is a bossa nova song, originally popularized in Brazil, that was later covered by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 on their debut album produced by Herb Alpert.
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D.
Big Swan
Big Swan is the popular nickname for Denka Big Swan Stadium, a large multi-purpose sports venue in Niigata, Japan, best known for hosting football matches and major events.
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E.
Jack the duckling
Jack the duckling is one of the bronze duckling characters from Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book "Make Way for Ducklings," featured in the famous Boston Public Garden sculpture.
- 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: Four Little Swans Target entity description: Four Little Swans is a famous and technically demanding ensemble dance for four ballerinas, known for its precise unison footwork and linked-arm formation in the ballet Swan Lake.
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A.
Swan Princess
Swan Princess is a magical maiden from Russian folklore who transforms between a swan and a woman, most famously appearing in Alexander Pushkin’s fairy tale poem "The Tale of Tsar Saltan."
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B.
White Swan
The "White Swan" is the elegant, white Baroque-style Kaunas Town Hall in Lithuania, renowned for its slender tower and historic role as a civic landmark.
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C.
O Pato
"O Pato" is a bossa nova song, originally popularized in Brazil, that was later covered by Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 on their debut album produced by Herb Alpert.
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D.
Big Swan
Big Swan is the popular nickname for Denka Big Swan Stadium, a large multi-purpose sports venue in Niigata, Japan, best known for hosting football matches and major events.
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E.
Jack the duckling
Jack the duckling is one of the bronze duckling characters from Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book "Make Way for Ducklings," featured in the famous Boston Public Garden sculpture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet dance number
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character dance ⓘ ensemble dance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dance of the Little Swans
ⓘ
linked to:
Dance of the Little Swans (Pas de quatre)
Danse des petits cygnes ⓘ
linked to:
Swan Lake
Pas de quatre of the cygnets ⓘ
linked to:
Four Little Swans
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| appearsInAct |
Act II of Swan Lake
ⓘ
linked to:
Act II of "Swan Lake"
|
| audiencePerception | instantly recognizable ballet excerpt ⓘ |
| ballet | Swan Lake ⓘ |
| choreographyBy | Julius Reisinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographyRevisedBy | Marius Petipa ⓘ |
| costumeFeature |
headpieces suggesting swans
ⓘ
white tutus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation |
Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
ⓘ
linked to:
Bolshoi Theatre
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| firstPerformedIn | 1877 ⓘ |
| footwear | pointe shoes ⓘ |
| formationFeature | linked-arm line ⓘ |
| genre | classical ballet ⓘ |
| influenced | later ensemble dances for four ballerinas ⓘ |
| linkedArms | yes ⓘ |
| linkedToCharacterType | cygnets ⓘ |
| musicalKey | G major (commonly cited for the cygnets' dance section) ⓘ |
| musicBy | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ |
| musicForm | short character piece ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic tension and charm
ⓘ
exact musicality ⓘ synchronized ensemble precision ⓘ |
| numberOfPerformers | 4 ⓘ |
| oftenExcerptedAs | independent showpiece in gala programs ⓘ |
| partOf | Swan Lake ⓘ |
| performanceContext | full-length productions of Swan Lake ⓘ |
| performanceType | female quartet ⓘ |
| repertoireStatus | standard classical repertory piece ⓘ |
| requires |
excellent stamina
ⓘ
precise timing ⓘ strong coordination among dancers ⓘ |
| style | classical pointe work ⓘ |
| teachingUse | used as a benchmark of corps de ballet precision ⓘ |
| technicalFeature |
fast small jumps
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precise unison footwork ⓘ traveling sideways in unison ⓘ |
| technicalLevel | highly demanding ⓘ |
| typicalCasting | four ballerinas ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Four Little Swans Description of subject: Four Little Swans is a famous and technically demanding ensemble dance for four ballerinas, known for its precise unison footwork and linked-arm formation in the ballet Swan Lake.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Four Little Swans