Bennington School of the Dance
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Bennington School of the Dance was a pioneering American modern dance summer program in the 1930s that helped shape the development and teaching of modern dance in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
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| Bennington School of the Dance canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6427103 — 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: Bennington School of the Dance Context triple: [Doris Humphrey, taughtAt, Bennington School of the Dance]
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A.
Conservatory of Dance
The Conservatory of Dance is the professional dance training program at Purchase College, SUNY, known for its rigorous conservatory-style education in contemporary and classical dance.
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Franziska Boas School of Dance
The Franziska Boas School of Dance was a modern dance institution in New York City known for integrating innovative movement, music, and progressive social ideals in the mid-20th century.
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School of American Ballet
The School of American Ballet is a premier ballet academy in New York City that serves as the official training school for the New York City Ballet and a leading center for classical dance education in the United States.
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D.
School of Dance
The School of Dance at the California Institute of the Arts is a renowned conservatory-style program known for its innovative, interdisciplinary approach to contemporary and classical dance training.
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E.
New Zealand School of Dance
The New Zealand School of Dance is a leading tertiary dance training institution in Wellington, renowned for producing professional contemporary and classical ballet dancers who often join major companies in New Zealand and abroad.
- 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: Bennington School of the Dance Target entity description: Bennington School of the Dance was a pioneering American modern dance summer program in the 1930s that helped shape the development and teaching of modern dance in the United States.
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A.
Conservatory of Dance
The Conservatory of Dance is the professional dance training program at Purchase College, SUNY, known for its rigorous conservatory-style education in contemporary and classical dance.
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B.
Franziska Boas School of Dance
The Franziska Boas School of Dance was a modern dance institution in New York City known for integrating innovative movement, music, and progressive social ideals in the mid-20th century.
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C.
School of American Ballet
The School of American Ballet is a premier ballet academy in New York City that serves as the official training school for the New York City Ballet and a leading center for classical dance education in the United States.
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D.
School of Dance
The School of Dance at the California Institute of the Arts is a renowned conservatory-style program known for its innovative, interdisciplinary approach to contemporary and classical dance training.
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E.
New Zealand School of Dance
The New Zealand School of Dance is a leading tertiary dance training institution in Wellington, renowned for producing professional contemporary and classical ballet dancers who often join major companies in New Zealand and abroad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational institution
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modern dance summer program ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 1930s ⓘ |
| artisticDirector | Martha Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
establishment of modern dance curricula in higher education
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professionalization of modern dance in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | pioneering American modern dance summer program ⓘ |
| endTime | early 1940s ⓘ |
| field |
choreography
ⓘ
dance education ⓘ performance ⓘ |
| followedBy | American Dance Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Martha Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | modern dance ⓘ |
| hasPart |
composition classes
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public performances ⓘ repertory rehearsals ⓘ technique classes ⓘ |
| heritage | American modernism in dance ⓘ |
| inception | 1934 ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of American modern dance
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teaching of modern dance in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
integration of choreography, technique, and performance
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pioneering American modern dance education ⓘ residency model for modern dance training ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| legacy | model for university-based dance festivals and intensives ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bennington College
NERFINISHED
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Bennington, Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ New England ⓘ Vermont ⓘ |
| notableChoreographer |
Charles Weidman
NERFINISHED
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Doris Humphrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanya Holm NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTeacher |
Charles Weidman
NERFINISHED
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Doris Humphrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanya Holm NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedAs | summer program ⓘ |
| participantType |
college students
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dance teachers ⓘ professional dancers ⓘ |
| significantEvent | premieres of modern dance works ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Bennington College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
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