12
Jul
Looking Forward to 2023 World’s Largest Competition Prelims
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 6 minutes When I think of the World’s Largest Steppers Competition (WLSC) Contest Season, I think about a few things. What is next...
05
Jul
Steppers Etiquette on How Long Shall We Dance
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 5 minutes INSPIRATION: POST-PANDEMIC SENTIMENTS TOWARDS HOW LONG SHALL WE DANCE When I first blogged about steppers etiquette as it related to the...
17
May
Sharvin Whitted Raises the Creative Bar to Market Steppers Events
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 18 minutes INSPIRED BY: “Let’s talk about event flyers and how they are perceived when designed by a professional instead of by an...
12
Apr
Celebrating High Heels in Chicago Stepping Fashion and Culture
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 7 minutes Women wearing high heels on the steppers set is a tradition and a way of life in the Chicago stepping fashion...
05
Apr
DJ Raphael from Chicago On Learning to DJ as a Craft
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 5 minutes DJ Raphael is from the South side of Chicago – Morgan Park. 2023 makes it forty-two years for him as a...
29
Mar
Celebrate Belinda Booker in Huntsville for Women’s History Month
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 7 minutes INSPIRED BY: CELEBRATING WOMEN HOSTING WEEKEND EVENTS FOR WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH For Women’s History month, we want to draw a special...
23
Mar
Tango Ernest Returns to Virginia and Steppers Flow
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 12 minutes INSPIRED BY: CHECKING ON VIRGINIA Although relocated from Virginia, I still keep a pulse on what is happening in the community...
15
Mar
The Davneys and the Magic of Work It Out Wednesday in Chicago
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 9 minutes A stepper weekend trip to Chicago is incomplete unless it starts in the middle of the week with Work It Out...
23
Feb
Josiah Burt on Learning Original Chicago Stepping
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 7 minutes INSPIRED BY: HONORING THE ORIGINAL IN BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2023 When it comes to Original Stepping in the lounges and on...
15
Feb
Keeping it Original Stepping with Lloyd from Chicago
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 8 minutes INSPIRED BY: THE STEPPERS, YOUNG AND OLD, WHO KEEP IT ORIGINAL DESPITE THE EVOLUTION OF STEPPING When I first started traveling...
18
Jan
Charlsie Hylick Reveals the Mindset of a Dynamic Stepper
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 4 minutes I remember seeing Charlsie Hylick for the first time on a Friday night at East of the Ryan. She was traveling...
12
Jan
Back to Our Roots Stepping Into 2023 In Atlanta
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 5 minutes In 2016 when I launched my blog, livingthe8count, my regular trips back and forth to Atlanta inspired the earliest segment of...
01
Jan
8 Things We Counted on in Stepping in 2022 and Now
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 5 minutes I never expect success from any endeavor while going alone. It’s the same for livingthe8count while writing and stepping in 2022....
30
Nov
Gospel Music, Religion, and Spirituality in Chicago Stepping
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 14 minutes INSPIRED BY: A RESPONSE TO ME STEPPING TO GOSPEL MUSIC Almost every seat was taken at the Sunday Brunch at Carolina...
23
Nov
Thank You, Steppers. My Appreciation for Your Appreciation
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 4 minutes I am thankful for a lot of things in 2022 – especially when it comes to the Chicago Stepping community. This...
16
Nov
History in the Making with Silhouettes of Stilettos
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 8 minutes INSPIRED BY: AN EVENING OF ELEGANCE CELEBRATING WOMEN IN STEPPING All this summer, steppers anxiously awaited Silhouettes of Stilettos, the new...