Round 7: Tossup 18

In this country, a dance technique building on earlier ideas like counterbalance and fall and recovery was developed by Katherine Dunham. A choreographer from this country used the lateral T, characteristic of Horton technique, in his piece Revelations. (-5[1])In a piece from this country, characters like the Daughter and the (*) Revivalist dance in a sparse set with a simple rocking chair. Alvin (10[1])Ailey is from this (10[1])country, where a pioneer of modern dance choreographed to variations on the Shaker song “Simple Gifts.” (10[2])For 10 points, what country is home (10[1])to Martha Graham, who collaborated with Aaron Copland on Appalachian Spring? ■END■

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