Never Gonna Dance
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"Never Gonna Dance" is a poignant Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance number from the 1936 musical film *Swing Time*, renowned for its emotional choreography and elegant staging.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Never Gonna Dance canonical | 3 |
| "Never Gonna Dance" | 1 |
| dance routine "Never Gonna Dance" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2007588 — 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: Never Gonna Dance Context triple: [Swing Time, featuresSong, Never Gonna Dance]
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A.
I Will Not Dance to Your Beat
"I Will Not Dance to Your Beat" is a poetry collection by Nigerian environmental activist Nnimmo Bassey that critiques global injustice, environmental destruction, and neocolonial exploitation.
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B.
Dance the Night
"Dance the Night" is a disco-pop song by Dua Lipa, best known for its inclusion on the soundtrack of the 2023 film *Barbie*.
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C.
Doin' It
"Doin' It" is a mid-1990s hip hop single by LL Cool J known for its smooth, sensual vibe and catchy chorus.
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D.
Big Dance
Big Dance is a popular nickname for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, the annual championship event of college basketball in the United States.
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E.
Shall We Dance
"Shall We Dance" is a 1937 Hollywood musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, celebrated for its sophisticated dance sequences and classic George and Ira Gershwin songs.
- 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: Never Gonna Dance Target entity description: "Never Gonna Dance" is a poignant Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance number from the 1936 musical film *Swing Time*, renowned for its emotional choreography and elegant staging.
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A.
I Will Not Dance to Your Beat
"I Will Not Dance to Your Beat" is a poetry collection by Nigerian environmental activist Nnimmo Bassey that critiques global injustice, environmental destruction, and neocolonial exploitation.
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B.
Dance the Night
"Dance the Night" is a disco-pop song by Dua Lipa, best known for its inclusion on the soundtrack of the 2023 film *Barbie*.
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C.
Doin' It
"Doin' It" is a mid-1990s hip hop single by LL Cool J known for its smooth, sensual vibe and catchy chorus.
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D.
Big Dance
Big Dance is a popular nickname for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, the annual championship event of college basketball in the United States.
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E.
Shall We Dance
"Shall We Dance" is a 1937 Hollywood musical film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, celebrated for its sophisticated dance sequences and classic George and Ira Gershwin songs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dance number
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film ⓘ film scene ⓘ musical film ⓘ musical sequence ⓘ song ⓘ |
| basedOn | song Never Gonna Dance ⓘ |
| choreographyStyle |
ballroom
ⓘ
slow foxtrot ⓘ |
| composer | Jerome Kern ⓘ |
| considered | one of the greatest Astaire–Rogers dance numbers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
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| featuredInWork | Swing Time ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
John "Lucky" Garnett
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surface form:
John Lucky Garnett
Penelope Penny Carroll ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
dance
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musical ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
elegant
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elegant staging ⓘ emotional choreography ⓘ poignant ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
farewell
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heartbreak ⓘ lost love ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Dorothy Fields ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Dorothy Fields ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jerome Kern ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | climactic dance sequence ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex staircase choreography
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integration of dance and narrative emotion ⓘ long continuous takes ⓘ |
| partOf | finale of Swing Time ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise |
Astaire–Rogers filmography
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surface form:
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers film collaborations
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| performer |
Fred Astaire
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Ginger Rogers ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Fred Astaire
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Ginger Rogers ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
RKO Radio Pictures
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RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1936 ⓘ |
| setting | art deco penthouse set ⓘ |
| title | Never Gonna Dance self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Never Gonna Dance Description of subject: "Never Gonna Dance" is a poignant Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance number from the 1936 musical film *Swing Time*, renowned for its emotional choreography and elegant staging.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
dance routine "Never Gonna Dance"
this entity surface form:
"Never Gonna Dance"