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Looking Forward to the WLSC Masters in 2025
As a competitor, if you think like 1st place New School winner Kevin Doc Dockery, you’re already planning and practicing for WLSC 2025. Next year should be the long-awaited Masters Category and I am excited. The Masters “typically” occurs every five years. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, there was no WLSC in 2020 and The Masters was pushed to 2021. I look forward to it because WLSC winners compete against each other in this category. This is the “contest best” pairing up as they wish to go head to head. To understand exactly what this means and what to expect,…
Discussion Topics | Get Social with Us
Find us on Facebook to join discussions about all things Chicago Stepping topics. These are some of our most popular questions and threads:
Footwork.
Can you teach it? Can you be a great dancer WITHOUT footwork?
“Footwork is the cornerstone of this dance. You can mimic someone’s footwork but you can’t teach the heart behind someone’s expression of it……and that’s where the real work begins.” Join in on this Facebook group thread
Stepping Anywhere. Where else have you been stepping outside of the stepper set?
“Interesting! I do it all the time if I have my EarPods on ! Airports definitely! I actually met Jerry Dunham Jr at Midway Airport because he was stepping in baggage claim!” Join in on this Facebook group thread
Birthday Lines. Are we phasing them out? What do you like or not like about the birthday line?
“Birthdays should be celebrated with a Dance. I enjoy the birthday line. Let the the tradition continue.” Join in on this Facebook group thread.
“A follower’s dance is only as good as the person leading her.” Do you agree?
“A good lead assesses the skill level of the follower within the first 15 seconds of the dance, and adjusts his lead accordingly – 85% within their capability, 15% challenging.” Join in on this Facebook group thread.
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Feature | Moments of the Journey
Along my Chicago Stepping journey, I have watched beautiful moments on the dancefloor that teach or show me something about the dance. Here is a feature of some of those sweet moments on video and we have a growing video archive of memories for you to enjoy. Watch, enjoy, explore!
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