{"id":1504,"date":"2026-05-18T10:06:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fightinginthewarroom.com\/THOB\/?p=1504"},"modified":"2026-05-18T10:06:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:06:47","slug":"category-is-choreography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fightinginthewarroom.com\/THOB\/2026\/05\/18\/category-is-choreography\/","title":{"rendered":"CATEGORY IS&#8230; &#8211; Choreography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>The May miniseries CATEGORY IS&#8230; chugs along this week with Choreography! You know we love talking about dance on film, so this was a category we couldn&#8217;t pass up discussing. 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