Susan Jaffe
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Susan Jaffe is a renowned former principal ballerina and influential leader in the dance world who now heads one of the United States’ premier ballet companies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Susan Jaffe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2646824 — 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: Susan Jaffe Context triple: [American Ballet Theatre, artisticDirector, Susan Jaffe]
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A.
Carolee Joyce Winstein
Carolee Joyce Winstein is an American neuroscientist and rehabilitation researcher known for her work on motor control and recovery after neurological injury.
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B.
Ilene Chaiken
Ilene Chaiken is an American television writer and producer best known as the creator of "The L Word" and a key creative force behind several high-profile drama series.
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C.
Janet Margolin
Janet Margolin was an American film and television actress best known for her roles in movies such as "David and Lisa" and Woody Allen's "Annie Hall."
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D.
Barbara Robbins
Barbara Robbins is known as the wife of Jon Lindbergh, the son of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh.
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E.
Gail Katz
Gail Katz is an American film and television producer known for working on major Hollywood projects including the disaster drama "The Perfect Storm."
- 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: Susan Jaffe Target entity description: Susan Jaffe is a renowned former principal ballerina and influential leader in the dance world who now heads one of the United States’ premier ballet companies.
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A.
Carolee Joyce Winstein
Carolee Joyce Winstein is an American neuroscientist and rehabilitation researcher known for her work on motor control and recovery after neurological injury.
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B.
Ilene Chaiken
Ilene Chaiken is an American television writer and producer best known as the creator of "The L Word" and a key creative force behind several high-profile drama series.
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C.
Janet Margolin
Janet Margolin was an American film and television actress best known for her roles in movies such as "David and Lisa" and Woody Allen's "Annie Hall."
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D.
Barbara Robbins
Barbara Robbins is known as the wife of Jon Lindbergh, the son of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh.
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E.
Gail Katz
Gail Katz is an American film and television producer known for working on major Hollywood projects including the disaster drama "The Perfect Storm."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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artistic director ⓘ ballerina ⓘ ballet dancer ⓘ ballet teacher ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2000s (as performing ballerina) ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Benois de la Danse nomination
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Dance Magazine Award ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1962-02-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
American Ballet Theatre School
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School of American Ballet ⓘ |
| employer | American Ballet Theatre ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ballet
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dance education ⓘ |
| genre |
classical ballet
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neoclassical ballet ⓘ |
| hasTaughtAt |
UNCSA
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surface form:
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
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| influencedBy |
Antony Tudor
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Kenneth MacMillan ⓘ Mikhail Baryshnikov ⓘ Violette Verdy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a principal ballerina at American Ballet Theatre
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influential teaching and coaching of ballet dancers ⓘ leadership in major American ballet companies ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Ballet Theatre ⓘ |
| movement | American ballet ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| notableRole |
The Sleeping Beauty
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surface form:
Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty
Giselle in Giselle ⓘ Juliet Capulet ⓘ
surface form:
Juliet in Romeo and Juliet
Kitri in Don Quixote ⓘ Odette-Odile in Swan Lake ⓘ |
| notableStudent | various principal dancers in major U.S. ballet companies ⓘ |
| notableWork | principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre ⓘ |
| occupation |
artistic director
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ballerina ⓘ ballet teacher ⓘ choreographer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| positionHeld |
artistic director of American Ballet Theatre
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artistic director of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre ⓘ dean of the School of Dance at University of North Carolina School of the Arts ⓘ principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| website | https://www.susanjaffe.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Susan Jaffe Description of subject: Susan Jaffe is a renowned former principal ballerina and influential leader in the dance world who now heads one of the United States’ premier ballet companies.
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