- Definition
A choreographer is someone who designs and creates dance routines, much like an architect designs a building.
The choreographer for the school play taught the cast the dance steps for the final number.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: A choreographer is like a coach who designs the plays for a team, but they are designing the sequence of moves for dancers.
Ask your child: If you choreographed a dance for your favorite song, what would it look like?
Common mix-up: Kids might think a choreographer is just the lead dancer. The choreographer is the person who designs and plans the dance for everyone, like an architect for movement.
Examples
- A choreographer plans where dancers stand and how they move across the stage.
- The choreographer for a music video decides on all the dance moves you see the performers do.
choreographer is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
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