Lynda Wallace of Bowie, Md., right, dances at a soul line dancing night in Jessup, Md., on Feb. 26. (Photo by J. Lawler Duggan for The Washington Post) The beat speaks through his feet. Nelson Spires ...

Cha-cha right. Cha-cha left. Step up, step back and turn and turn ... On a recent Wednesday night this summer, more than 30 women and girls danced, laughed and learned those moves during a soul line ...

When Sardia Lewis took the mic on a recent Tuesday evening in the Bay Shore-Brightwaters Public Library auditorium to lead class, you would have never known it was her first time as an instructor.

Gloria Kingcade calls this her ministry. Every Wednesday, she's at the Sheller Center in North Philadelphia, leading a room full of dancers through the steps of soul line dancing. "I've been teaching ...

If someone ever got around to creating a dance to go along with the Black National Anthem, it would definitely be a soul line dance. So last Friday, I was co-hosting an outdoor movie night for the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Congestive heart failure and chronic numbness in one leg forces Ruth G. Mason to a walker, but the Army veteran is adjusting to her new normal. Doctors, the 60-year-old explains, ...

We all know we should be exercising, but wanting to is a different story. But what if your exercise regimen was the highlight of your week, a chance not just to get active but to see all of your ...