choreographer

IPA/ˌkɒriˈɒɡrəfə(r)/
KK[kˌɔriˈɑɡrəfɚ]IPA/ˌkɔːriˈɑːɡrəfər/

choreographer — noun

  • choreographersingular
  • choreographersplural

1. someone who creates the movements and patterns that dancers perform in a show

1.名詞B2
釋義

someone who creates the movements and patterns that dancers perform in a show

例句

Eri is the youngest choreographer ever hired by the national ballet company.

youngest + choreographer — superlative with profession noun

A good choreographer listens to the music again and again before creating any steps.

listens to...before + -ing — sequence of creative process

同義詞
  • dance maker

    informal term used mainly in contemporary and experimental dance circles

  • movement director

    broader role in theatre and film covering all staged body movement, not only dance

反義詞
  • dancer

    the performer who executes the steps that the choreographer invents

用法筆記

A choreographer creates the dance movements; a dancer performs them. The two roles are usually held by different people in a professional production.

常見錯誤

She worked as a choreographer, dancing the lead role every night.
She worked as a dancer, performing the lead role every night; the choreographer designed the steps.
💡a choreographer invents movements but does not usually perform them.