Spanish Conversation · Level 178
15 words
Spanish word
coreografía
Pronunciation
IPA/koɾeoɣɾaˈfia/
Meaning
- feminine nounchoreography
Example
¿Te gusta la coreografía de esa canción?
Do you like the choreography of that song?
More examples
Estamos practicando la coreografía para el concierto.
We are practicing the choreography for the concert.
Core concept
Planned sequence of steps and gestures for a dance or song.
Common phrases
aprender la coreografía
learn the choreography
la coreografía de la canción
the choreography of the song
Similar words
baile: Moves the body to music for enjoyment, socializing, or expressive performance.
rutina: Performs a set of movements repeated in a fixed order, typically practiced or rehearsed.
movimiento: Executes a single bodily motion or gesture, a movement of a limb or the whole body.
Definition in Spanish
Plan de pasos y gestos pensado para ejecutar una pieza de baile o acompañar una canción.
Word origin
Borrowed from French choréographie and ultimately from Greek chorēía 'dance' and graphē 'writing', literally 'writing of dance'.
Usage tips
- Dancers often shorten coreografía to la coreo in informal speech, while la coreografía is used in formal contexts.
Opposites
- improvisaciónimprovisationnoun
Related words
- coreografiarchoreographverb
- coreógrafochoreographernoun
- coreográficochoreographicadjective