Meaning and background
The story behind Sundance
Sundance can recall independent cinema through the Sundance Institute. Its own history says Robert Redford founded the organization in 1981, when ten emerging filmmakers gathered at Utah's Sundance Resort to develop projects with experienced artists. The institute's film festival and artist programs give movie enthusiasts a concrete cultural connection for a dog's name. This institutional history does not establish a traditional personal-name meaning from the words sun and dance.
- Association
- Cultural association with the Sundance Institute, founded by Robert Redford in 1981 to support independent filmmaking. Source
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About Sundance
Recorded as a dog’s name
Sundance appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/sʌndæns/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/sʌndæns/ · primary stress on syllable 1S AH1 N D AE2 N S
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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