Meaning & use
choreo
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Meanings
noununcountableinformal
The set of planned dance moves that make up a routine or performance.
Grammar: Usually has no plural: the choreo is hard, not the choreos are hard.
Patterns
- learn the choreo
- the choreo for something
We spent the whole afternoon learning the choreo for the final number.
Her choreo in that video is so sharp that fans keep copying it online.
I forgot the choreo halfway through and had to improvise.
noununcountableinformal
The planning of movement for a non-dance scene, such as a stage fight or a camera sequence.
Grammar: Often comes after a describing word: fight choreo, stunt choreo.
Patterns
- fight choreo
- the choreo of something
The fight choreo in the film looks real but is carefully rehearsed.
The choreo of the opening scene needed six cameras to work together.
Good stunt choreo keeps the actors safe.
Common combinations
- learn the choreo
- It took the group a week to learn the choreo.
- nail the choreo
- She nailed the choreo on her first try.
- tight choreo
- The band's tight choreo made the show feel polished.
- fight choreo
- The fight choreo was designed by a former boxer.
- group choreo
- Group choreo needs everyone to move in time.
- choreo video
- They posted a choreo video of the new song.
Synonyms and how they differ
- choreography
- This is the full, standard word and suits any setting, while choreo sounds relaxed and is mainly spoken.
- routine
- A routine is the finished sequence performed, whereas choreo stresses the planned design of the moves.
- dance steps
- This names the individual movements and sounds plainer, while choreo covers the whole planned arrangement.
Opposites
Word family
- choreography noun
- the art or plan of arranging movement
- choreograph verb
- to design the moves of a dance or scene
- choreographer noun
- a person who designs dance or movement
- choreographic adjective
- relating to choreography
Practice
Which word is the formal equivalent of the casual word choreo?
Choose one answer.
Choreography is the full noun that choreo is shortened from. Choreograph is a verb, so it cannot replace the noun, and chorus and chorale relate to singing.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “choreo”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.