the art of designing and arranging the steps and movements in dances, especially in ballet; the steps and movements in a particular ballet or show (尤指芭蕾舞的)编舞艺术,舞蹈设计 She’s been asked to do the choreography for a new musical. 她被要求为一部新音乐剧编舞。
Word Originlate 18th cent. (in the sense ‘written notation of dancing’): from Greek khoreia ‘dancing in unison’ (from khoros ‘chorus’) + -graphy.