choreograph
Other forms: choreographed; choreographing; choreographs
To choreograph is to make a dance, designing each move for a dancer to perform. Some dancers choreograph their own dances, although usually a choreographer does it.
A dance, whether ballet or bhangra, is made up of a sequence of movements and steps — when you plan those movements, you choreograph. You might also choreograph other kinds of routines, like figure skating, cheerleading, or a marching band performance. You can even use the word to describe planning things that don't involve physical movement: "My managers are control freaks, they'll probably choreograph the whole meeting." The Greek roots are khoreia, "dance," and graphein, "to write."
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compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music
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plan and oversee the development and details of“The meeting between the two Presidents had been carefully choreographed”type of:direct, engineer, mastermind, orchestrate, organise, organizeplan and direct (a complex undertaking)
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