Question

A comedic dance from this country takes its name from its depiction of a landlady being pestered by her tenants. Dances from this country (15[1])are often accompanied by bawdy quatrains, usually in an ABAB rhyme scheme. Due to its prominence in dances from this country, it gives its name to the straddling split jump. A sailors’ dance from this country was first popularized in the ballet The Red (*) Poppy. A traditional dance (-5[1])from this non-Greek country was originally used for the ceremonial worship of a solar deity and features a large group of dancers joined together in a circle. A dance from this country that features a man and two women is named for its resemblance to a three-horse chariot, the troika. (10[1])For 10 points, name this country whose pagan dance traditions were depicted in The Rite of Spring. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Russia [prompt on the Soviet Union, USSR, or equivalents] (The traditional Russian circle dance is the khorovod.)
<DM>
= Average correct buzz position

Back to tossups

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Michal GerasimiukUG Championship Players (and Mazin)Columbia B2315
Halle Friedmanmeet the new weird, same as the old weirdWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Again71-5
Adam Silvermannats is supposed to mean you all have gone softOlmo (Bonus) Bagelry12110
Arthur Delot-VilainWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Againmeet the new weird, same as the old weird13810

Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%50%17%88.83
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%0%88.00
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%0%33%109.33
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%33%33%94.00
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%0%67%133.00