Reading Time: 4 minutes Finally, spring is almost here and the world is ready to dance. We are jumping with excitement because we’re getting back on the wood! It looks like slowly but surely we may see glimpses of…
Reading Time: 3 minutes I made a quick stop at the beauty supply store before hitting the steppers set. I was on my way driving to the Atlanta area only minutes away finally. While in the beauty store, I…
Reading Time: 5 minutes It’s a week later and I am still coming down off the high from StyleMasters Chapter IV in Norfolk, Virginia. Nyce Entertainment hosted the event on the Martin Luther King Holiday weekend. The StyleMasters event…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Countdown to StyleMasters Kick Off A Weekend of Chicago Stepping in Virginia Music credit: DJ Markey G Dear Guests of Style Masters 2022 In observation of the recent spike of the Covid-19 virus and the…
Reading Time: 5 minutes On the weekend videos, photos, memories, and comments on social media expressed condolences and recalled countless dance memories. One of the greatest steppers of all time passed away on December 26. Rest in Peace Stepping…
Reading Time: 8 minutes We started out 2021 in the middle of a nationwide quarantine but oh what a comeback! This year was the opportunity for some quiet time, introspection, and then deliberate, focused, action for many people as…
Reading Time: 4 minutes If you’re still shopping for gifts at the umpteenth hour, here is a shortlist of gift ideas for steppers. These are unique and meaningful ideas for a friend, significant other, or family. Steppers at any…
Reading Time: 3 minutes The week started with an early phone call and messages on Sunday about the tragic, sudden death of Brian Archibald in Chicago. R.I.H. Brian. I have witnessed the outpouring of photos and video memories of…
Reading Time: < 1 minute That’s the vibe we are rolling with… The Get Down: Holiday Edition. Back to it… December 5…. 4 pm….. WE – Dave Maxx and Black Cool – are providing FREE food… WE are providing the…
Reading Time: 12 minutes This interview was inspired by questions from steppers about starting stepping communities outside of Chicago – many miles away from the Midwest. I reached out to Denise and Sharvin in North Carolina for answers. Denise…
Reading Time: 15 minutes Once I started stepping, over the years I have heard a lot about skating as it relates to stepping. Skaters who step have ridiculous flow. People step and skate to a lot of the same…
Reading Time: 8 minutes Chicago Stepping has connected me with people everywhere across the United States that I probably would not have met otherwise. Interesting story … my dear friend who lived in Omaha, Nebraska, Adam Yhwh (R.I.P.) introduced…
Reading Time: 6 minutes INSPIRED BY: A young lady new to Stepping replied after I sent her information for a Stepping instructor in her city. “I appreciate the flyer. Wondering if you can recommend some YouTube videos so I…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Nationwide stepping for Halloween and the holidays. Steppers make every holiday a party and love dressing up to create beautiful memories and stepping experiences. Halloween Georgia, Illinois, and Washington get ready for Halloween and the…
Reading Time: 6 minutes My conversation with Dominique Tolliver was a chance to speak with a woman who at a very early age was recognized as a phenom in Stepping. As only a child, she was stepping and also…
Reading Time: 8 minutes “Why are they[instructors] charging newcomers or advanced a fee to learn or better themselves in this dance? Didn’t they learn for free at sets or private parties? Is it more about the money than just…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Learning to walk has been on my stepper bucket list for quite some time. Certainly, I had some on-the-spot lessons over the years from steppers and friends while out at a party or set. Some…
Reading Time: 8 minutes In the stepping community, there are several organizations that dance and work for a cause. They help to care for and support our community in different ways. This was a chance for me to sit…