choreographer
[kawr-ee-og-ruh-fer, kohr-]
- 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
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Contemporary Examples
Their marriage had begun to suffer, and memories of the polio ballet loomed over the choreographer, known to be superstitious.
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 FlippedDiane Dimond
May 9, 2013
Tallchief was soon married to famed Russian choreographer George Balanchine, despite the 21-year age difference.
Tipton: At the premiere, Justin the choreographer was teaching everyone.
The Damsels in ‘Damsels in Distress’ Discuss the Film, Director Whit Stillman, and Women in FilmsGeoff Berkshire
April 5, 2012
The first, by the choreographer Sarah Michelson, consisted of several dancers walking backward in circles for well over an hour.
Historical Examples
Diaghileff made up his mind that year that he would spare no effort to make a choreographer of Nijinsky.
An AutobiographyIgor Stravinsky
Word Origin and History for choreographer
n.
1829, from choreography + -er (1). Choreographist (1857) did not thrive. In Greek, a person who trained a chorus was a khorodidaskelikos.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper