choreograph
Design dance steps
To choreograph is to design and arrange movements for dance or other staged performances.
A choreographer decides where dancers go, what steps they execute, and how movement flows with music.
The word extends to orchestrating any complex sequence: She choreographed the entire product launch, a carefully choreographed photo op.
The figurative use often implies calculated staging that might otherwise seem spontaneous.
Impeding forward progress
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- formationCreation or arrangement
- tableauStriking pictorial arrangement
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
positioning · levels · grouping · entrances · exits · downstage · upstage · wings
Impeding forward progress
- run-throughFull practice of something
- markingIndicating with symbols
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- polishingSmoothing by friction
staging · notes · correction · repetition · walkthrough · understudy · cleanup
Ballet turn on one foot
- leapSudden springing movement
- twirlRotate rapidly, often playfully
- pliéBallet knee-bending movement
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
jeté · adagio · pas-de-deux · relevé · tendu · extension · lift · formation
Aligning timing across systems
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- unisonSimultaneous identical action
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- tempoRate of musical performance
cadence · pacing · counts · beat · musicality · accent · syncopation · phrase
Classical dance on pointe
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
- sambaAfro-Brazilian celebratory dance
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
waltz · flamenco · contemporary · ballroom · tap · salsa · lyrical · rumba
Detailed technical drawing
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- conceptualizeForm a mental picture
craft · formulate · notation · storyboard · mapping · sequencing · phrasing · motif
blocking
Impeding forward progress
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- formationCreation or arrangement
- tableauStriking pictorial arrangement
ensemble · positioning · levels · grouping · entrances · exits · downstage · upstage · wings · marks
blocking
Impeding forward progress
- run-throughFull practice of something
- markingIndicating with symbols
- drillingHole-making by rotation
polishing · staging · notes · correction · repetition · walkthrough · understudy · cleanup
pirouette
Ballet turn on one foot
arabesque · jeté · adagio · pas-de-deux · relevé · tendu · extension · lift · formation · transition
synchronization
Aligning timing across systems
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- unisonSimultaneous identical action
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
tempo · cadence · pacing · counts · beat · musicality · accent · syncopation · phrase · cue
ballet
Classical dance on pointe
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
- sambaAfro-Brazilian celebratory dance
hip-hop · waltz · flamenco · contemporary · ballroom · tap · salsa · lyrical · rumba · swing
blueprint
Detailed technical drawing
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
conceptualize · craft · formulate · notation · storyboard · mapping · sequencing · phrasing · motif · theme
choreographimprovise
Perform without preparation
ad-lib · wing it · freestyle · extemporize · jam
- fight choreographyDesigning staged combat
- fight choreographerPlans staged combat sequences
- choreographed routinesPreplanned movement sequences
- choreography classInstruction in staged movement
- battle choreographyPlanned sequence of staged combat
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