The word “choreography” comes from the Greek in the late 18th century and has the sense of a written notation of dancing. It comes from 2 words being joined together - “khoreia” which means “dancing in unison” and “grafos“ which means ”to write.“
Originally, the main responsibility of a choreographer was to ensure that a ballet was well-executed in the unison of the various dance moves so that through the gestures, arm movements, poses, motions, colors, sounds and all, the ”message“ of the ballet was clearly communicated to the watching audience.
As I have been traveling through this magnificent country, I have been struck with how “The Great Choreographer“ does a phenomenally amazing job of choreographing lives, countries, histories, but even hours, minutes and seconds to bring people, places, times and situations together
Key thoughts to remember regarding The Great Choreographer:
- He is the one who decides what the Big Picture should look like
- He is the one who determines who plays what role in making the Big Picture ”work“
- Our role as ”dancers“ is obedience to The Great Choreographer
- The choreography may appear incomplete, chaotic, confusing or just plain bad - from the dancer’s perspective - at a given time
- It is not our individual dance that is the focus of the choreography, it is the dance of the whole choreographed dance troupe
- As a dancer, my privilege is to watch my part contribute to the whole, the Big Picture, which the Great Choreographer Himself knows intimately and is working to bring to a climactic expression of His greateness, love, holiness and so much more!
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