The spiritual tradition of praising God by dancing in Black church worship services isn’t taught — it’s passed on by observing elders. Joy in a Black church worship setting often leads to physical ...

MOBILE, Alabama -- In the pavilion at Langan Park, Belinda Lilly is dancing for the Lord. Dressed in red dashiki and headband, holding a blue-and-white banner overhead, she turns slowly to praise ...

Six women, dressed in flowing white skirts and purple tunics, move gently to the recorded music that echoes through the Tacoma, Wash., sanctuary. Their white-gloved hands and ballet-slippered feet ...

For more than a decade a group of dedicated North Knoxville Baptists has danced for the glory of God. Pairing "dance" and "Baptist" together may seem unusual, perhaps even unsettling, for some people.

Sacred dance has taken off in recent years but its roots go back to the 1960s -- some say to the earliest days of Christianity -- and its growth parallels changes in society. Theology professor Kerry ...

My introduction to dancing in a church hall came in sixth grade, when a gaggle of energetic boys and girls gathered to learn ballroom dance at the Congregational church in rural Granby, Connecticut.

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick By Gia Kourlas When the choreographer Reggie Wilson curated “Dancing Platform, Praying Grounds: Blackness, Churches and Downtown Dance,” ...