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CHOREOGRAPHER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who creates new dances

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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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