1789, from French choréographie, coined from Latinized form of Greek khoreia "dance" (see chorus) + graphein "to write" (see -graphy). Related: Choreographic.

art of composing dances.

(n) a show involving artistic dancing(n) the representation of dancing by symbols as music is represented by notes(n) a notation used by choreographers

 The set arrangement of dance steps and movements. Coach

A dance or the making of a dance; some operas include dance sequences

A term used to cover the movement of the characters in a scene in relation to each other and to the camera, e.g. a person in the background might move into the foreground as s/he becomes more and more [..]

Planned movements to music. Each production has a dedicated choreographer who helps to develop dances, jigs, or any other types of movement performed in the play.