Video: London Olympics 2012: Mount Olympia dancers perform at torch lighting ceremony The Olympic torch lighting ceremony, from its Ancient Greece inspired costumes to its statuesque choreography, is precision-timed by choreographer Artemis Ignatiou. Artemis Ignatiou, a graduate from the National School of Dance of Greece, also choreographed lighting and handover ceremonies for the 2008 Beijing and the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Olympics minister Hugh Robertson, in attendance, said: "Greece has a very very proud history and I think the last thing they would want with a moment like this is not to be seen to be honouring that history. They are absolutely central to the birth of the Olympic movement and everything that has happened subsequently. For them, this is a really important moment - it is a really important moment in a different way to us - and so far they have done it very well. Standing at the site of the ancient stadium, which dates back to 5th Century BC, just ahead of the ceremony to light the flame, Lord Coe said: "It is a pretty serious day, to be honest. I do not think that it was a day when we set off in 1992 (when the bid was being considered) that we were sure we were going to be here and it is nice to be here.