Meaning

(transitive) To design and record the choreography for a dramatic work such as a ballet..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To design and record the choreography for a dramatic work such as a ballet.
2. (transitive) To direct the development of a project; to orchestrate.
3. (intransitive) To work as a choreographer.

Example Sentences

So he choreographs each event depending on the crowd, starting with something to learn the drill, like “Marching Through Georgia,” working in something to loosen people up like the hokeypokey, and probably a contra dance (long lines, not squares) like the Virginia reel.

She and her two best friends are choreographing a number for the talent show; she’s applied to California Institute of the Arts; and she flirts unabashedly with a cute pizza server. (The better to land a couple of extra pepperonis on her slice without an upcharge.)

Fight sequences fall into one of three categories: “MAMs” (many against many), “OHMs” (one hits many), and “triple O′s” (one on one). Group fights — MAMs and OHMs — are more difficult to choreograph than triple O′s, and TV shows that included well-choreographed MAMs and OHMs received higher marks than those devoid of mass attacks.

England’s response came in the form of the brilliantly choreographed move that concluded with Wayne Rooney’s second goal and the kind of outstanding football that was beyond their opponents.

Word Forms

• choreographs
• choreographing
• choreographed

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Use choreograph when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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