Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing
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The Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing is the principal international authority that standardizes, regulates, and promotes traditional Scottish Highland dancing and its competitions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6580625 — 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: Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing Context triple: [Highland dance, governingBody, Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing]
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A.
Scottish Highland Games Association
The Scottish Highland Games Association is the main organization responsible for overseeing and promoting traditional Highland games events and standards in Scotland.
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B.
Scottish Dance Theatre
Scottish Dance Theatre is a leading contemporary dance company based in Dundee, Scotland, known for its innovative choreography and touring performances in the UK and internationally.
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C.
International Highland Games Federation
The International Highland Games Federation is the worldwide governing organization that oversees, standardizes, and promotes traditional Scottish Highland Games competitions.
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D.
Scottish Showmen’s Guild
The Scottish Showmen’s Guild is a trade association representing travelling showpeople and funfair operators across Scotland.
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E.
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.
- 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: Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing Target entity description: The Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing is the principal international authority that standardizes, regulates, and promotes traditional Scottish Highland dancing and its competitions.
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A.
Scottish Highland Games Association
The Scottish Highland Games Association is the main organization responsible for overseeing and promoting traditional Highland games events and standards in Scotland.
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B.
Scottish Dance Theatre
Scottish Dance Theatre is a leading contemporary dance company based in Dundee, Scotland, known for its innovative choreography and touring performances in the UK and internationally.
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C.
International Highland Games Federation
The International Highland Games Federation is the worldwide governing organization that oversees, standardizes, and promotes traditional Scottish Highland Games competitions.
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D.
Scottish Showmen’s Guild
The Scottish Showmen’s Guild is a trade association representing travelling showpeople and funfair operators across Scotland.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dance governing body
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non-profit organization ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Scottish Highland games
NERFINISHED
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Scottish culture ⓘ traditional Scottish music ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| field |
Highland dancing
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Scottish traditional dance ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
development of technical standards in Highland dancing
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preservation of traditional Highland dances ⓘ youth participation in Highland dancing ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Highland dancing competitors
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Highland dancing judges ⓘ Highland dancing teachers ⓘ |
| influences | Highland dancing worldwide ⓘ |
| issues |
guidelines for Highland dancing judges
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guidelines for Highland dancing teachers ⓘ rules for Highland dancing competitions ⓘ syllabus for Highland dancing examinations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| promotes |
international Highland dancing competitions
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traditional Scottish Highland dancing ⓘ |
| purpose |
promotion of Highland dancing
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regulation of Highland dancing ⓘ regulation of Highland dancing competitions ⓘ standardization of Highland dancing ⓘ |
| regulates |
Highland dancing competitions
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Highland dancing technique ⓘ judging standards for Highland dancing ⓘ syllabus for Highland dancing examinations ⓘ |
| role | principal international authority for Highland dancing ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| standardizes |
Highland dance positions
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Highland dance steps ⓘ Highland dance technique ⓘ competition rules for Highland dancing ⓘ costume requirements for Highland dancing competitions ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Highland dancing rule books
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Highland dancing technique manuals ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation |
competition regulation
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judge certification regulation ⓘ teacher certification regulation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing Description of subject: The Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing is the principal international authority that standardizes, regulates, and promotes traditional Scottish Highland dancing and its competitions.
Referenced by (1)
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