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choreographer
a person who designs and arranges dance movements for performances
有名な振付家に依頼した。
They commissioned a famous choreographer.
この作品の振付家は世界的に知られている。
The choreographer of this work is known worldwide.
彼女はダンサーとして活躍した後、振付家に転身してミュージカルの振り付けを手がけている。
After a career as a dancer, she transitioned to being a choreographer and now creates choreography for musicals.
Composed of 振付 (choreography) and 家 (professional/expert). The suffix 家 indicates a professional or specialist, as in 作曲家 (composer) or 小説家 (novelist). 振付 itself comes from 振り付ける (to assign movements).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 振付家として活躍する: to be active as a choreographer
- 振付家に転身する: to become a choreographer
- 振付家の作品: a choreographer's work
RELATED TERMS:
- 振り付け: choreography — the arrangement of dance movements itself
- 振り付ける: to choreograph — the verb form
- 演出家: director (of a show) — oversees the overall production, not just dance