“Hmmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm!” That was the chant of the massive congregation gathered at The Riverside Church for the sermon last Resurrection Morning. This is a “communal embodiment practice” introduced by the church’s newest senior minister, Rev. Adriene Thorne. With years of experience in the ministerial pulpit and on the performance stage, Rev. Thorne brings a uniqueness to her leadership of the historic church located on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Referred to as “a dancing theologian,” she became the eighth senior minister and first African American woman to hold that position at the historic church in October of 2022. And she brings much more than just a historic first to the church known and respected as one of the leading voices of Progressive Christianity. A classically-trained dancer, and former Radio City Music Hall Rockette, among other international stage credits, she describes herself as a mama, a mystic and a minister. In a wide-ranging Q&A interview with The Positive Community, she put aspects of all three roles in play.