English > choreographer: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | someone who creates new dances. |
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| Instances | Ailey, Alvin Ailey | United States choreographer noted for his use of African elements (born in 1931) |
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| Alonso, Alicia Alonso | Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921) |
| Ashton, Sir Frederick Ashton | British choreographer (1906-1988) |
| Astaire, Fred Astaire | United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987) |
| Balanchine, George Balanchine | United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983) |
| Baryshnikov, Mikhail Baryshnikov | Russian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United States (born in 1948) |
| Cunningham, Merce Cunningham | United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922) |
| Graham, Martha Graham | United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991) |
| Ivanov, Lev Ivanov | Russian choreographer (1834-1905) |
| Jamison, Judith Jamison | United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1944) |
| Joffrey, Robert Joffrey | United States choreographer (1930-1988) |
| Kelly, Gene Kelly, Eugene Curran Kelly | United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996) |
| Laban, Rudolph Laban | Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958) |
| Massine, Leonide Fedorovitch Massine, Leonid Fyodorovich Myasin | French choreographer and ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1895-1979) |
| Robbins, Jerome Robbins | United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998) |
| Shawn, Ted Shawn | United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ruth Saint Denis (1891-1972) |
| St. Denis, Saint Denis, Ruth Saint Denis, Ruth St. Denis | United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ted Shawn (1877-1968) |
| Tharp, Twyla Tharp | Innovative United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1941) |
| Tudor, Antony Tudor | United States dancer and choreographer (born in England) (1909-1987) |
| de Mille, Agnes de Mille, Agnes George de Mille | United States dancer and choreographer who introduced formal dance to a wide audience (1905-1993) |
| Broader | creator | A person who grows or makes or invents / invents things |
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| Spanish | coreógrafa, coreógrafo |
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| Catalan | coreògraf |
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| Verbs | choreograph | compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music |
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