MEET OUR CHOREOGRAPHER (by Marla Carter)

Even though David encourages God’s people to “Praise His name with dancing,” you won’t see much of that on the OCC stage during a normal weekend service. (Come on now, how many of you are doing some praise dancing in your living rooms?) If you come to “A Time For Christmas,” you’ll get to see several different styles of dance, thanks to choreographer Kim Johnson.

Kim is just the person for the job of teaching all of us non-professionals how to sing and dance and act at the same time. An Owensboro native, Kim holds a bachelor’s of science degree in modern dance from Indiana University (we’ll forgive her for that), and danced in Chicago’s Rivernorth Dance Company and Denver’s Cleo-Parker-Robinson Dance Ensemble. Currently, Kim teaches dance classes for all ages at Joy Johnson’s Dance Studio and with the Owensboro Dance Theatre.

Kim is married to Steve, who works for the Daviess County Fiscal Court, and has two children, Jacob, 7, and Nicole, 4. Her favorite Christmas memory is spending time with her family and attending Christmas Eve worship services. Even when she was living far from Owensboro, she always came back home for Christmas to be with her family.

Kim says that God is presently teaching her to be patient as she waits on His timing, and to rely on Him in every situation.