choreography
English Thesaurus
1. a show involving artistic dancing (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | show, |
| definition | : | a social event involving a public performance or entertainment (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | ballet, concert dance, |
| definition | : | a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | modern dance, |
| definition | : | a style of theatrical dancing that is not as restricted as classical ballet; movements are expressive of feelings (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | apache dance, |
| definition | : | a violent fast dance in French vaudeville (an apache is a member of the French underworld) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | bolero, |
| definition | : | a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | cakewalk, |
| definition | : | a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | cancan, |
| definition | : | a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | nude dancing, |
| definition | : | erotic dancing with little or no clothing (noun.act) |
2. a notation used by choreographers (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | notation, notational system, |
| definition | : | a technical system of symbols used to represent special things (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | labanotation, |
| definition | : | a system of notation for dance movements that uses symbols to represent points on a dancer's body and the direction of the dancer's movement and the tempo and the dynamics (noun.communication) |
3. the representation of dancing by symbols as music is represented by notes (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | dance, |
| definition | : | an artistic form of nonverbal communication (noun.communication) |
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