What is Choreography?
'''Choreography''' (dance-writing) is the [[art]] of making [[Dance|dances]]. It tells dancers how they should dance and move. The word has been used since the late 18th century to mean the art of composing dance.<ref>Crane Debra & Mackrell, Judith 2000. ''The Oxford Dictionary of Dance''.</ref> ==Overview== A person who does choreography is called a ''[[choreographer]]''. A choreographer makes a dance based on music or a synopsis (a writing of what occurs in the dance). They may also act as trainers for [[professional]] dancers in [[ballet]], [[Stage (theatre)|stage]] shows and competitive [[ballroom dance]]. Their ideas may be recorded in dance notation, or on [[video]]s. ==Applications== Choreography is also used in other types of performances. In [[Ice skating]] and [[Ice dancing]], the choreographer [[Design|designs]] the moves the skates does. In [[theater]], [[Movie|movies]] and [[television]], a choreographer is used to design fight scenes. For example, [[Bob Anderson]] designed many of the [[sword ]]fight scenes in the ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' movies as well as some of the ''[[Star Wars]]'' movies. A person who does this type of choreography is usually called a ''fight choreographer''. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Dance}} [[Category:Art]] [[Category:Dance]] [[Category:Entertainment]] [[Category:Popular culture]] [[Category:Choreographers| ]]