choreographer
Movement composition artist
A choreographer creates and arranges dance movements for performances.
The role extends beyond dance to any staged movement—fight scenes in films, marching band formations, or synchronized sequences in theater.
The choreographer worked with the cast for weeks before opening night.
Figuratively, someone who orchestrates complex coordination: She was the choreographer of the entire merger.
Preparing for presentation
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- castingShaping through liquid form
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
notation · instruction · demonstration · correction · feedback · cueing · spacing · formation
Classical dance on pointe
- contemporaryOf the present age
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
flamenco · ballroom · salsa · tango · waltz · samba · folk · swing
Communicative body movement
- phraseWords forming partial meaning
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- motifRecurring thematic element
- dynamicsStudy of forces
flow · levels · pathways · weight · effort · shape · rhythm · tempo
First public performance
- performanceCarrying out a task
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
- troupeTraveling group of performers
- dancerOne who moves rhythmically
costume · lighting · score · soundtrack · set · stage · theater · festival
Capacity for original thought
- visionAbility to see
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
originality · interpretation · conceptualization · composition · aesthetics · style · flair · elegance
staging
Preparing for presentation
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- castingShaping through liquid form
collaboration · notation · instruction · demonstration · correction · feedback · cueing · spacing · formation · pacing
ballet
Classical dance on pointe
- contemporaryOf the present age
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
tap · flamenco · ballroom · salsa · tango · waltz · samba · folk · swing · breakdance
gesture
Communicative body movement
- phraseWords forming partial meaning
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- motifRecurring thematic element
dynamics · flow · levels · pathways · weight · effort · shape · rhythm · tempo · syncopation
premiere
First public performance
- performanceCarrying out a task
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
- troupeTraveling group of performers
dancer · costume · lighting · score · soundtrack · set · stage · theater · festival · commission
creativity
Capacity for original thought
- visionAbility to see
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
inspiration · originality · interpretation · conceptualization · composition · aesthetics · style · flair · elegance · grace
- Dance Worldballet company, jazz ensemble, touring company, repertory company, Alvin Ailey
- synchronized swimmingduet, solo, teams, routines, lifts
- creatorsartist, author, composer, designer, inventor
- Film Productiondirector, producer, editor, cameraman, crew
- showbizHollywood, Bollywood, Tinseltown, backstage, behind the scenes
- theater termsplay, actors, stage play, limelight, directing
choreographerdancer
One who moves rhythmically
performer · corps de ballet · backup dancer · executant · ballerina
- 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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