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 ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Who knew a church praise dance would light up social media? It happened when video shot by Bernal Smith of the Tri State Defender went viral, showing Greater Community Temple Church ...

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 ...

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.

In a large and very hot dance studio in a converted warehouse in Oakland, Tecsia Evans talks through a microphone to about 30 women and girls. “God made you masterpieces,” Evans says as fans whir.

Mylenda Wright, 11, of Henderson, dances during practice for Anointed Hands Studio Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Tyler. Anointed Hands Studio is a ministry of the church Higher Dimensions ...

Although this art form has been developing in churches for many years, Praise Dancing is just starting to filter out into the secular community. Churches from a variety of denominations, but primarily ...

With voices lifted in song, members of Agape World Outreach Church’s Praise Team marked Black History Month at the “Rise Up! 2021” event Thursday evening in Hendersonville. Organized by Agape World ...

Can we all agree that sometimes praise dancers do the most—especiall when it comes to Easter? In a hilarious clip circulating on social media, and posted by comedian @TheKalenAllen, Easter was in full ...

PATERSON — With their faces painted white and their lips and eyebrows highlighted in black, the young men resemble mimes as they engage in their exuberant dancing. In a city known for its toughness, ...