A Dance Minister’s Choreography Devotion: Pirouette
July 1, 2009 by Lakita
Filed under Choreography
Part 8: Pirouette
Pirouette [peer-WET] means whirl or spin. It is a complete turn of the body on one foot. This can be done by turning inward, toward the supporting leg or outward toward the raised leg. To execute properly, your body should be centered over the supporting leg with the hips and shoulders aligned. The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing." (Zeph 3:17)
To understand why I selected this scripture for pirouette, we’ll need to look at the Hebrew translation. You can look at the entire passage along with the Hebrew or Greek word and Strong’s concordance reference number at one of my favorite Bible resource sites: Blue Letter Bible
The word rejoice in Hebrew is the verb giyl which means whirl in a circle, exalt, dance, be glad. A more specific translation is to spin around with strong emotion (usually joy).
The Jeresulem Bible says:Zephaniah 3:17-18 “Yahweh your God is there with you, the warrior savior. He will rejoice over you with happy song, he will renew you by his love, he will dance with shouts of joy for you, as on a day of festival.”
What a beautiful picture! HE expresses JOY over our deliverance. HE sings songs of deliverance and dances for us.
You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance - Ps 32:7
Dance Minister, if you know that you have been delivered by the grace of God then know that HE is singing & dancing over you! As you execute your pirouette meditate on the joy of being delivered from wages of sin. Not only the joy you feel, but the joy Abba Father expresses on our behalf as well!
Posted by Lakita Humber
Lakita Humber serves as the founder of Paneh Praise Dance & Mime Ministry and host of the Equipping the Saints Dance & Worship Arts Conference. Find out more about her or follow her on Twitter (@Paneh).
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