Choreology


[kawr-ee-ol-uh-jee, kohr-] /ˌkɔr iˈɒl ə dʒi, ˌkoʊr-/

noun
1.
the study of dance notation.
2.
the recording of dance movement by notation.
noun

the study of dance movements, dance notation
Word Origin

choreo- ‘dance’
n.

“the study of dancing,” 1964, from Latinized form of Greek khoreia “dance” (see chorus) + connective -o- + -logy.

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