CHOREOGRAPHY


Meaning of CHOREOGRAPHY in English

I. ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈägrəfē, -fi noun

or cho·reg·ra·phy kəˈreg-

( -es )

Etymology: French chorégraphie, from choré- choreo- + -graphie -graphy

1. : the art of representing dancing by signs as music is represented by notes

2. : dancing ; especially : stage dancing as distinguished from social or ballroom dancing

3. : the composition and arrangement of dance movements and patterns (as for a ballet) created usually to accompany a particular piece of music or to develop a theme or a pantomime ; also : a composition created by this art

II. noun

: something resembling choreography ; especially : the movements, progress, or details of a process, activity, or production

a snail-paced choreography of delicate high diplomacy — Wolfgang Saxon

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