choreographies
Planned dance sequences
Choreographies is the plural of choreography—the art of designing dance movements, or the sequences themselves.
A ballet company may perform several different choreographies over a season.
The word extends to any carefully coordinated sequence: the choreographies of political campaigns, the complex choreographies of a film's fight scenes.
Classical dance on pointe
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
- flamencoRhythmic Spanish dance style
contemporary · ballroom · folk · tap · waltz · swing · kathak · popping
Ordered succession of elements
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- progressionSequential forward movement
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
structure · transition · phrase · motif · combination · formation · blocking · staging
Arranged elements forming whole
- inventionNew device or method
- devisingCreating through thought
- notationSystem of written symbols
- scoringEarning points in competition
improvisation · workshop · collaboration · concept · vision · interpretation · storytelling · narrative
ballet
Classical dance on pointe
flamenco · contemporary · ballroom · folk · tap · waltz · swing · kathak · popping · locking
sequence
Ordered succession of elements
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- progressionSequential forward movement
- flowUnbroken forward movement
pattern · structure · transition · phrase · motif · combination · formation · blocking · staging · spatial
composition
Arranged elements forming whole
scoring · improvisation · workshop · collaboration · concept · vision · interpretation · storytelling · narrative · abstraction
synchronization
Aligning timing across systems
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- timingArt of choosing moments
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
alignment · execution · form · balance · control · finesse · musicality · rhythm · tempo · counts
rehearsal
Pre-performance practice session
production · premiere · showcase · recital · concert · company · troupe · soloist · corps · curtain call
choreographiesimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
improvisations · free movement · freestyle · ad-libbing · extemporization
choreographieschaos
Complete disorder and confusion
randomness · formlessness · disorder · structurelessness · disorganization