A noted author of several books, including “From My People: 400 Years of African American Folklore”, as well as an anthology of African-American women's humor and a volume on folklore from contemporary Jamaicans. Dr. Dance has had two Ford Foundation fellowships, three Southern Fellowship Fund grants, two NEH grants, one Fulbright research grant, and others, and has presented approximately 50 papers at conferences.

Considered the #1 Essence bestselling novalist, he is the author of several books including,“The Preacher’s Son”, “Player Haters”, “Baby Mamma Drama”, “Married Men”, and “Lookin for Luv”, and the novella “Easy Street”, written with La Jill Hunt and included in the collection he edited, “A Dollar and a Dream.” A former reviewer for the Amsterdam News, he is the founder, publisher, and editorial director of the recently established Urban Books, which he established just as hip hop fiction moved into the spotlight. Weber is also a past recipient of Blackboard's Bookseller of the Year award.