Craft of Dancing

In the beginning of Chapter fifteen it says that “the dancer is the dance- literally the embodiment of choreography- it is easy to mistake the dancer for the choreographer (although sometimes she or he is). ” At the end of the chapter, it says that “The only way to master being able to separate the choreography from the performance is to watch a great deal of dance”.

I’m confused as to where the line is that separates the two. The chapter tries to explain it by talking about choreography and form but is there a real difference or is it just a fine line? Is it always so or does it vary from dance to dance?

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