a. Also (very frequently) choregraphic. [f. CHOREOGRAPH-Y + -IC. In mod.F. chorégraphique.] Pertaining to the art of dancing, esp. ballet-dancing.
1864. B. Lumley, Reminisc. Opera, v. The indolent patrons of choreographic art.
1847. Illustr. Lond. News, 24 July, 58/2. This admirable choregraphic productions at this theatre.
1866. Howells, Venet. Life, v. 73. The ballet at the Marionette is a triumph of choreographic art.
1868. Mask, April, 82/2. Who remembers … when the stars of the choregraphic firmament, Taglioni, Cerito, Carlotta Grisi, and Lucile Grahn, vied with one another for the laurels of the omnibus-box?
1879. Grove’s Dict. Mus., I. 28/2. Some of the most charming melodies choreagraphic music has to show.
