Morris dance
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Morris dance is a traditional English folk dance characterized by rhythmic stepping, choreographed figures, and the use of props such as bells, sticks, or handkerchiefs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Morris dance canonical | 2 |
| Morris dancing | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14923090 — 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: Morris dance Context triple: [Jack in the Green festival, danceStyle, Morris dance]
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Halling dance
The Halling dance is a traditional Norwegian folk dance, often performed by men, that features acrobatic kicks and leaps and is especially associated with the Hallingdal region.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Reed Dance
Reed Dance is a traditional Zulu ceremony in which young women present reeds to the monarch in a celebration of chastity, cultural pride, and communal identity.
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E.
Cheraw dance
Cheraw dance is a traditional bamboo dance from Mizoram, India, characterized by dancers stepping rhythmically between moving bamboo staves.
- 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: Morris dance Target entity description: Morris dance is a traditional English folk dance characterized by rhythmic stepping, choreographed figures, and the use of props such as bells, sticks, or handkerchiefs.
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A.
Halling dance
The Halling dance is a traditional Norwegian folk dance, often performed by men, that features acrobatic kicks and leaps and is especially associated with the Hallingdal region.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Reed Dance
Reed Dance is a traditional Zulu ceremony in which young women present reeds to the monarch in a celebration of chastity, cultural pride, and communal identity.
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E.
Cheraw dance
Cheraw dance is a traditional bamboo dance from Mizoram, India, characterized by dancers stepping rhythmically between moving bamboo staves.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Morris dancing