振付家(ふりつけか)

ふりつけか
noun
choreographer
artoccupation
1. choreographer
a person who designs and arranges dance movements for performances
有名(ゆうめい)な振付家(ふりつけか)に依頼(いらい)した。
They commissioned a famous choreographer.
この作品(さくひん)の振付家(ふりつけか)は世界的(せかいてき)に知(し)られている。
The choreographer of this work is known worldwide.
彼女(かのじょ)はダンサーとして活躍(かつやく)した後(あと)、振付家(ふりつけか)に転身(てんしん)してミュージカルの振(ふ)り付(つ)けを手(て)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(ふりつけ) (choreography) and 家(か) (professional/expert). The suffix 家(か) indicates a professional or specialist, as in 作曲家(さっきょくか) (composer) or 小説家(しょうせつか) (novelist). 振付(ふりつけ) itself comes from 振(ふ)り付(つ)ける (to assign movements).

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Related: 振(ふ)り付(つ)け (choreography)
Related: 振(ふ)り付(つ)ける (to choreograph)
Related: 演出家(えんしゅつか) (director)
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Added 2026.4.20 0:21 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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