Dance is something that has been in Ada’s bones since her birth. She could saunter across the floor of her home much easier as a little girl than when she matures because Ada’s life becomes one of inner turmoil, which reaches a breaking point while in the fall of her freshman year at college. Flipping between a narrative of her college life and flashbacks of various influential times in her childhood, readers are introduced to different aspects of Ada. She has been obedient to her deeply religious father. She has tried vehemently to show her self-centered, unequipped mother that she will always love her. She has dealt with her own inner body image demons as well as teen awkwardness and school hazing. She has witnessed the love in her Nigerian culture and its clashes with contemporary America. When given the opportunity to attend a Historically Black College, Ada leaves her father behind, but she won’t be able to leave her past. And it’s her past that will shape her future — to choose to dance or not to dance. Candice Iloh writes with tension that matches Ada’s strife. Because the novel is in verse, the plotline clips along despite its jolts between settings. Some readers will devour this in one sitting while others will slowly enjoy its introspection. Highly recommended for high school and public libraries.