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The Freedom To Dance & Worship

I feel it. Slowly at first. Suddenly, my spirit bursts and I must stand. Within seconds, I am on my feet. I’m swaying, one arm on my heart and the other raised in the air, palms open. Something in me notices that I am the only one standing while I am in church. “Am I […]

Vulnerable

A word about vulnerability: This morning, I revisited my first love– ballet class. I haven’t danced in years. I have lacked the courage to step into dance studio space for a while now, because I’m overweight, and society says: Shame on you. I’m out of shape, and the dance world says: Shame on you. I […]

Raising the Barre: Faith Lessons from the Ballet Studio

“Alright everyone, let’s face the mirror and stand in first position, arms en bas. Give me a demi port de bras, then pause with the arms in second position.” The adults – mostly women in their 20s and 30s – organize themselves into some semblance of a line as they follow my directions and arrange […]

Finding Holy Ground

Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it […]

Confessions of a Former “Most Talented”

Remember senior superlatives from high school? Sure you do. I was most talented one year, according to Northwestern High School in the booming metropolis of Rock Hill, South Carolina. One would think, having received this exalted ranking by popular vote, that I would consider myself to be creative. More-than-a decade-old, no-longer-relevant title aside, I’ve been […]