choreograph

(kôrē ə graf′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to design or plan the movements of (a dance, esp. a ballet)
  2. to plan (an event or complex course of action) in careful detail

Origin: back-form. < choreography

Related Forms:

See choreograph in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb cho·re·o·graphed, cho·re·o·graph·ing, cho·re·o·graphs
verb, transitive
  1. To create the choreography of: choreograph a ballet.
  2. To plan out or oversee the movement, development, or details of; orchestrate: aides who choreographed the candidate's tour.
verb, intransitive
To specialize in choreography.

Related Forms:

  • choˌre·ogˈra·pher (-ŏgˈrə-fər) noun

Learn more about choreograph

link/cite print suggestion box