While Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg declared December 4th to be “[this choreographer’s] Day.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this African-American choreographer who choreographed a group of white-clad dancers performing a baptism ceremony in his work Revelations.
ANSWER: Alvin Ailey [or Alvin Ailey Jr.]
[10h] Alvin Ailey was trained by Lester Horton, who incorporated the dance of this ethnic group into his choreography. A ballerina of this ethnicity danced the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in George Balanchine’s production of The Nutcracker.
ANSWER: Native American [accept American Indian; accept Osage Nation] (The dancer is Maria Tallchief.)
[10e] Alvin Ailey choreographed a number of works by this composer including Night Creature, and The River. This composer’s big band popularized jazz standards like “Caravan” and “Take the A Train.”
ANSWER: Duke Ellington [or Edward Kennedy Ellington]
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