Trivia: The word “orchestra” came from the Greek term “orcheisthai,” meaning what?
To dance
To sing
To laugh
To cry
The correct answer is To dance
So why is this answer correct? : The word “orchestra” has been around for millennia. In ancient Greece, an “orchēstra” was the circular space used by the chorus on stage at the front of a theater. They named this space from the word “orcheisthai,” meaning “to dance.” Today, it’s taken on a similar, modern definition to describe a group of musicians organized to perform ensemble music, or it can describe the physical space in front of the stage that is used by musicians.