Weikel inspires readers to dance for the Lord in this debut Christian work.
For a time when she was younger, Weikel turned to stripping to support herself and her daughter. The shame she felt-rooted in sexual abuse she suffered as a child-was so great, she needed to numb the pain with drinking and drugs. It could have been enough to keep Weikel from ever dancing again, but she found ways to overcome her fears and dance like no one was watching-well, except for one being. "There is nothing more powerful than dancing with our heavenly father," writes Weikel in her introduction. "Feeling his presence and love as I move across the floor is the ultimate high. I finally shed the care about what others think and know how much God loves me." With this book, Weikel hopes to help others who feel trepidation about dancing find their inner Ginger Rogers. Dance, according to the author, is a form of worship-one that doubles as a source of healing for the dancer. Through personal anecdotes, explorations of Scripture, and dance exercises, Weikel encourages her readers to leave it all on the dance floor at the next wedding they attend or even to enjoy a solo dance party in the mirror. Weikel's prose is enthusiastic and mystical, full of accounts of personal rituals and attestations about hearing God: "Today as I lit the final fire of the year and began to think about how the seasons change, I was overwhelmed by what the Holy Spirit downloaded as I was sweeping up the mess that the wood and paper make. God said, 'You are approaching a new season, and I know you have felt all over the place like all this dust and dirt you are sweeping.' " It's a short book at only 50 pages (including several full-page black-and-white photos). While probably not for everyone, Weikel's open-hearted, judgment-free approach will undoubtedly speak to certain Christian readers who want a bit more dancing in their lives.
A slim, inspiring work rooted in the author's practice of dance-as-worship.
