WASHINGTON, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S.

By TERESA ANNAS By Teresa Annas The Virginian-Pilot WILLIAMSBURG Martha Graham, the pioneering modern dance choreographer, commissioned important 20th century composers to write music based on her ideas. Most choreographers design moves based on existing music.

By Claudia La Rocco The British choreographer Antony Tudor once asked Martha Graham if she wanted to be remembered as a dancer or as a choreographer. When Graham chose dancer, he responded, "I pity you." Hearing this anecdote during a recent interview, Trisha Brown chuckled softly.