choreographer
choreographer — 名詞
- choreographersingular
- choreographersplural
1. someone who creates the movements and patterns that dancers perform in a show
編舞家
設計舞蹈動作與舞台表演的專業人士
someone who creates the movements and patterns that dancers perform in a show
Eri is the youngest choreographer ever hired by the national ballet company.
Eri 是國家芭蕾舞團有史以來聘請過最年輕的編舞家。
youngest + choreographer — superlative with profession noun
A good choreographer listens to the music again and again before creating any steps.
優秀的編舞家在創作任何舞步之前，會反覆聆聽音樂。
listens to...before + -ing — sequence of creative process
The choreographer taught the dancers a difficult turn that none of them had tried before.
編舞家教了舞者們一個他們從未嘗試過的困難旋轉動作。
Caleb wants the choreographer to design a routine that uses the whole stage.
Caleb 希望編舞家設計一套能運用整個舞台的舞蹈。
The choreographer ran through every scene with the cast before the show opened.
編舞家在演出開始前，與全體演員排練了每一幕。
- 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
- 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.