choreography

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cho·re·og·ra·phy | \ ˌkȯr-ē-ˈä-grə-fē

plural choreographies

Definition of choreography

1 : the art of symbolically representing dancing

2a : the composition and arrangement of dances especially for ballet

b : a composition created by this art

3 : something resembling choreography a snail-paced choreography of delicate high diplomacy— Wolfgang Saxon

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Other Words from choreography

choreographic \ ˌkȯr-ē-ə-ˈgra-fik

\ adjective

choreographically \ ˌkȯr-ē-ə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē

\ adverb

Examples of choreography in a Sentence

He has an interest in choreography. a show with excellent choreography

Recent Examples on the Web Ex Machina may not answer these questions, but the scene does gesture to an emergent area of robotics research: choreography. — Sydney Skybetter, Wired, "How Choreography Can Help Robots Come Alive," 7 Feb. 2021 The choreography of the hearing appeared designed to portray due process being granted to Mr. Navalny. — New York Times, "Russian Activist Navalny Sentenced to More Than 2 Years in Prison," 2 Feb. 2021 What was your approach to the fight choreography coming into S2? — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "All-out war breaks out in San Francisco’s Chinatown in Warrior S2 finale," 4 Dec. 2020 What: Alabama Ballet performs classic ballet, set to choreography by Balanchine. — Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, "Christmas events in Alabama 2020: Lights, skating rinks, concerts, Santa visits and more," 4 Dec. 2020 The models didn’t just walk down a catwalk, rather moved around a special set in the clothes to choreography done by the Indigenous dancer Brian Solomon. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "Five Takeaways From Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto," 30 Nov. 2020 Backed by a virtual band, the group delivered their signature, slick choreography, before ultimately zooming out to reveal that their seemingly outdoor venue was a massive hangar all along, with a simulated plane taking off overhead. — Stephen Daw, Billboard, "Watch BTS Blow the Crowd Away With ‘Dynamite’ Performance at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards," 14 Oct. 2020 Then there’s the endlessly inventive choreography by Annie-B Parson, not so much dancing as a holistic system of movement performed joyfully by lead dancers Chris Giarmo and Tendayi Kuumba. — Jocelyn Noveck, chicagotribune.com, "'American Utopia’ review: Spike Lee, David Byrne take us on a hypnotic journey," 14 Oct. 2020 The music video for this high-intensity track with booming synth notes, rich vocals and the climactic choreography of a sudden floor-drop became the fastest K-pop group debut music video to reach 100 million views on YouTube. — Kat Moon, Time, "6 Rookie K-Pop Groups to Watch in 2021," 22 Jan. 2021

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