{"id":42,"date":"2011-08-11T01:21:08","date_gmt":"2011-08-11T05:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/apertureoflight\/?p=42"},"modified":"2011-08-11T01:21:08","modified_gmt":"2011-08-11T05:21:08","slug":"the-stage-is-my-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/apertureoflight\/2011\/08\/the-stage-is-my-sanctuary.html","title":{"rendered":"The Stage is My Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/272\/2011\/08\/Angela-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/272\/2011\/08\/Angela-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"547\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDance is more than moving to the beat of the music. It&#8217;s losing yourself in the rhythm, expressing true emotions in your heart, and for me, dance is my spiritual place. An empty stage can become my sanctuary of giving God thanks for the joy and love he has shown me. Dance is my way of worshipping the almighty God of the universe.\u201d &#8211; Angela<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cDance is more than moving to the beat of the music. It&#8217;s losing yourself in the rhythm, expressing true emotions in your heart, and for me, dance is my spiritual place. An empty stage can become my sanctuary of giving God thanks for the joy and love he has shown me. 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