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Noun: choreography  ,kor-ee'óg-ru-fee or ,kór-ee'óg-ru-fee [N. Amer], ,kó-ree'óg-ru-fee [Brit]
  1. The art of creating and arranging dance movements and patterns; the sequence of movements in a dance performance
    "The ballet's choreography was both innovative and graceful"
     
  2. A notation used by choreographers
    "The dancers studied the choreography to learn their steps and movements"
     
  3. A show involving artistic dancing
    "The Broadway musical featured elaborate choreography numbers";
    - stage dancing

Derived forms: choreographies

Type of: dance, dancing, notation, notational system, saltation [archaic], terpsichore

Encyclopedia: Choreography