The Yam (dance)
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The Yam (dance) is a novelty dance from the 1960s dance-craze era, similar in spirit to dances like the Twist and the Mashed Potato.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Yam (dance) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12345413 — 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: The Yam (dance) Context triple: [The Yam, associatedWith, The Yam (dance)]
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A.
Sakela dance
Sakela dance is a major communal folk dance of the Rai people of Nepal, performed in large circles during seasonal festivals to honor nature and ancestral deities.
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B.
Gandrung dance
Gandrung dance is a traditional social and performance dance from the Osing community of Banyuwangi, East Java, known for its graceful movements, vibrant costumes, and role in communal celebrations.
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C.
Baishou dance
Baishou dance is a centuries-old communal folk dance of China’s Tujia ethnic group, characterized by expressive hand gestures, circle formations, and the reenactment of daily life and ancestral legends.
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D.
Maengket dance
Maengket dance is a traditional communal dance of the Minahasa people of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, performed to celebrate harvests and important social events with rhythmic movements and choral singing.
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E.
Gambuh dance
Gambuh dance is one of Bali’s oldest and most refined classical dance-drama forms, known for its intricate movements, stylized gestures, and accompaniment by a distinctive gamelan ensemble.
- 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: The Yam (dance) Target entity description: The Yam (dance) is a novelty dance from the 1960s dance-craze era, similar in spirit to dances like the Twist and the Mashed Potato.
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A.
Sakela dance
Sakela dance is a major communal folk dance of the Rai people of Nepal, performed in large circles during seasonal festivals to honor nature and ancestral deities.
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B.
Gandrung dance
Gandrung dance is a traditional social and performance dance from the Osing community of Banyuwangi, East Java, known for its graceful movements, vibrant costumes, and role in communal celebrations.
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C.
Baishou dance
Baishou dance is a centuries-old communal folk dance of China’s Tujia ethnic group, characterized by expressive hand gestures, circle formations, and the reenactment of daily life and ancestral legends.
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D.
Maengket dance
Maengket dance is a traditional communal dance of the Minahasa people of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, performed to celebrate harvests and important social events with rhythmic movements and choral singing.
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E.
Gambuh dance
Gambuh dance is one of Bali’s oldest and most refined classical dance-drama forms, known for its intricate movements, stylized gestures, and accompaniment by a distinctive gamelan ensemble.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.