Editing Choreography (section)

{{Short description|Art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies}}
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[[File:Zorn Cachucha.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Choreography for the Spanish dance [[Cachucha]], described using [[dance notation]]]]
'''Choreography''' is the art of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which [[Motion (physics)|motion]] or [[Visual appearance|form]] or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the [[design]] itself. A '''choreographer''' creates choreographies through the art of choreography, a process known as '''choreographing'''. It most commonly refers to '''dance choreography'''.<ref name=dict>{{cite web | title=Definition of choreography | website=Dictionary.com | url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/choreography | access-date=8 January 2022}}</ref>

In dance, ''choreography'' may also refer to the [[design]] itself, sometimes expressed by means of [[dance notation]]. Dance choreography is sometimes called ''dance composition''. Aspects of dance choreography include the compositional use of [[organic unity]], rhythmic or non-rhythmic articulation, theme and variation, and repetition. The choreographic process may employ [[improvisation]] to develop innovative movement ideas. Generally, choreography designs dances intended to be performed as [[concert dance]].

The art of choreography involves specifying human movement and form in terms of space, shape, time, and energy, typically within an [[emotion]]al or non-literal context. Movement language is taken from dance techniques of [[Classical ballet|ballet]], [[contemporary dance]], [[jazz dance|jazz]], [[hip hop dance]], [[folk dance]], [[techno]], [[k pop|K-pop]], religious dance, pedestrian movement, or combinations of these.