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CHOREOGRAPHER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who creates new dances
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("choreographer" is a kind of...):
creator (a person who grows or makes or invents things)
Instance hyponyms:
Antony Tudor; Tudor (United States dancer and choreographer (born in England) (1909-1987))
Tharp; Twyla Tharp (innovative United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1941))
Ruth Saint Denis; Ruth St. Denis; Saint Denis; St. Denis (United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ted Shawn (1877-1968))
Shawn; Ted Shawn (United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ruth Saint Denis (1891-1972))
Jerome Robbins; Robbins (United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998))
Leonid Fyodorovich Myasin; Leonide Fedorovitch Massine; Massine (French choreographer and ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1895-1979))
Laban; Rudolph Laban (Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958))
Eugene Curran Kelly; Gene Kelly; Kelly (United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996))
Joffrey; Robert Joffrey (United States choreographer (1930-1988))
Jamison; Judith Jamison (United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1944))
Ivanov; Lev Ivanov (Russian choreographer (1834-1905))
Graham; Martha Graham (United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991))
Agnes de Mille; Agnes George de Mille; de Mille (United States dancer and choreographer who introduced formal dance to a wide audience (1905-1993))
Cunningham; Merce Cunningham (United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922))
Baryshnikov; Mikhail Baryshnikov (Russian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United States (born in 1948))
Balanchine; George Balanchine (United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983))
Astaire; Fred Astaire (United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987))
Ashton; Sir Frederick Ashton (British choreographer (1906-1988))
Alicia Alonso; Alonso (Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921))
Ailey; Alvin Ailey (United States choreographer noted for his use of African elements (born in 1931))
Derivation:
choreograph (compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music)
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