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.

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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 ...

From the moment the dancing starts, it is clear this is no game. Mime instructor Dontr’l Roberts, 24, who has mimed for half his life, counts off the beats and recites the song lyrics as the dancers ...

Fallon Earlington basically grew up on the stage. She danced and sang in many local theatrical productions as well as performing and choreographing routines as a praise dancer at her church.

There's usually a lot going on at Emanuel's Corner, a community center that opened in Hendersonville nearly three years ago. The center hosts fundraisers for people in need, holds weddings for couples ...

LORAIN — Friendship Baptist Church of Lorain, 2160 Reeves Ave., is preparing to celebrate seven decades of worship March 28. While its pastor, the Rev. John R. Jackson and his estimated 500 ...