choreography
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French chorégraphie, from Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía, “dance”) + γραφία (graphía, “written form (of a word, etc.), spelling”); surface analysis, choreo- + -graphy.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
choreography (countable and uncountable, plural choreographies)
- (uncountable) The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.
- She has staged many successful ballets, so her choreography skills must be excellent.
- (by extension) The art of creating and arranging sequences of movement for performances of any kind, such as in fight choreography.
- (uncountable) The dance steps, sequences or styles peculiar to a work, group, performance or institution.
- The show's singing and acting was excellent, but the choreography was dull and poorly-done.
- The representation of these movements by a series of symbols.
- I've written down the choreography for y'all to take a look at.
- The notation used to construct this record.
- Take a look at this, it's the choreography for our next show.
Usage notes[edit]
Not to be confused with chorography.
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Translations[edit]
art
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representation
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notation
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Further reading[edit]
choreography on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - choreography at OneLook Dictionary Search
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