choreography

CEFRC1

/ˌkɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The planned movements and steps of a dance.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.

Examples

  • I'm not a fan of the choreography.

  • Mary designed the choreography for her own performance.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The dance steps, sequences or styles peculiar to a work, group, performance or institution.

  2. The art of creating and arranging sequences of movement for performances of any kind, such as in fight choreography.

  3. The representation of these movements by a series of symbols.

More examples

In context

  • The choreography is quite simple.

  • She has staged many successful ballets, so her choreography skills must be excellent.

  • The show's singing and acting was excellent, but the choreography was dull and poorly-done.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The complex blank for the final scene involved fifteen dancers moving in perfect unison.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French chorégraphie, from Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía, “dance”) + -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā, “written form (of a word, etc.), spelling”); By surface analysis, choreo- + -graphy.