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.

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 ...

Participants will showcase a variety of dance styles at Praise Dance Expo. Courtesy photo Twerking, grinding and other suggestive dance moves may get the headlines and YouTube views. But a recital at ...

Dancing is usually thought of as a secular activity. It’s something people do to have fun and express themselves at nightclubs and parties. At Long Reach Church of God, dance is used to praise God.

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 ...

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 ...

LITTLE ROCK — It's a moving sight. A trio of young women, their faces conveying the intensity of their emotions, alternately spin, throw heads back and glide back and forth to the music of "Jesus ...