choreographer

[ kawr-ee-og-ruh-fer, kohr- ]

/ ˌkɔr iˈɒg rə fər, ˌkoʊr- /

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noun

a person who creates dance compositions and plans and arranges dance movements and patterns for dances and especially for ballets.

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Origin of choreographer

First recorded in 1885–90; choreograph(y) + -er¹

Words nearby choreographer

choreiform, choreman, choreo-, choreodrama, choreograph, choreographer, choreography, choreology, choreutic, choreutics, chori-

How to use choreographer in a sentence

She also noted that data shows more than half of musicians, actors, dancers and choreographers are unemployed because of the pandemic.
NEA widens pool of arts groups eligible for $80 million in pandemic relief|Peggy McGlone|June 23, 2021|Washington Post
Spread over three huge galleries, the production’s centerpiece is a 35-minute film loop by video scenographer Massimiliano Siccardi, who creates video for choreographers, arts festivals and galas.
Van Gogh’s images move in the cinematic ‘Immersive Van Gogh.’ But will the show move New Yorkers?|Peter Marks|June 17, 2021|Washington Post
Kenny Ortega, choreographer of Dirty Dancing and director of the High School Musical franchise, would direct.
How In the Heights went from a student musical to one of the summer’s biggest movies|Constance Grady|June 11, 2021|Vox
She won two Emmys as lead choreographer on the show and a Golden Globe for best actress, and in 1984, she began directing episodes.
The astonishing ubiquity of Debbie Allen|Ashley Fetters|May 14, 2021|Washington Post

Her sister Debbie Allen, a multi-award winning dancer, choreographer, actor and director and a 2021 Kennedy Center Honors recipient, also graduated from Howard a year after her.
Howard University names actress and alumna Phylicia Rashad as dean of College of Fine Arts|Keith L. Alexander|May 12, 2021|Washington Post
Their marriage had begun to suffer, and memories of the polio ballet loomed over the choreographer, known to be superstitious.
The Tragic Downfall of Tanaquil Le Clercq, Ballet’s Greatest Muse|Nancy Buirski|February 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The defense called a group of young men to the witness stand, leading off with dancer/choreographer Wade Robson.
Gavin Arvizo’s New Beginning: Jackson Abuse Accuser Gets Married at 24|Diane Dimond|December 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Tsveiba runs the dance school with another choreographer and a pianist.
The Only Ballerinas In All Of Abkhazia|Anna Nemtsova|December 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Choreographer Wade Robson swore for 20 years that Michael Jackson never touched him when they shared a bed.
Behind the Michael Jackson Bombshell: How a Staunch Defender Suddenly Flipped|Diane Dimond|May 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Tallchief was soon married to famed Russian choreographer George Balanchine, despite the 21-year age difference.
Farewell to America’s Ballerina: Remembering Maria Tallchief|Nina Strochlic|April 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Diaghileff made up his mind that year that he would spare no effort to make a choreographer of Nijinsky.
An Autobiography|Igor Stravinsky