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13
Mar
Women’s History Month for Women Who are Steppers
by Sonji
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Reading Time: < 1 minute It is time to celebrate the women that are steppers. In the last month, I have been very excited about...
08
Jan
Recognize Steppers Business Opportunity In the Community
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes I met Randall Avery on the steppin' dance floor in Atlanta. He started steppin’ about 11 years ago and his first...
28
Dec
Remembering These Women Steppers, Jannice and Ronda
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes This week has been a really tough one in the steppin' community in Atlanta, Chicago and Detroit especially. Two beautiful souls...
08
May
Etiquette 10. Do Not Burst the Trust Bubble
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Recently some moments in Chicago reminded me of the importance of trust in steppin’ Chicago style.
07
Mar
Stand Your Ground When Dancing With the Stars
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 2 minutes On a weekend in Chicago sharing the dance floor with the heavy hitters, masters and stars is not unusual. Don't be...
04
Jul
Find Independence In Your Dance. Be You.
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The general sentiment I heard from all directions on the Indiana contest performances was that everyone looked and danced the same....
16
May
Steppers Get On the Contest Floor to Get Ready
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Contest season starts again in the Chicago steppin’ community. Although there are several contests in the community, to me “contest season”...
10
Apr
Going International. Steppin’ Chicago Style in Brazil
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes I wanted to know how steppers in Brasil started steppin’ and where they are in this dance. I met Evandro Ontiveros,...
14
Feb
Who Do You Love? When Do You Love?
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes First, thank you Cynthia Bean for sharing Pete Frazier’s comments in “Cynt 2 Cents” yesterday. If it wasn’t for reading your...
17
Jan
Fashion – If You Have A Vision, Leisha Can Create It -Tailored Affects
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Leisha Rutledge's business card says "Seamstress - Tailor - Dressmaker - Designer." Fashion is her business and the 60% of her...
10
Jan
Chicago Steppers Arrive Stepper Sharp At Every Event
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you recognize the Chicago style steppin’ community as a union of the fashionably elite? I do. After a few weekend...
08
Jan
livingthe8count 2017 Year In Review
by Sonji
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Here is the 2017 Year in Review/Recap. I decided to put together a video this year since it's time for...
21
Dec
Etiquette 9, Ladies Stand Tall and Turn Up!
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Ladies, have you ever been caught bending down, stooping, ducking or bowing in the middle of a turn? I have. This...
15
Dec
Learning Chicago Stepping at Classes, Workshops, or Privates
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Often new steppers ask me “Sonji, when should I start going to workshops?” or “Is it too early for me to...
08
Dec
Understanding Threshold, Patterns, Synchronization in Stepping
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Sometimes the struggle to teach and learn to step Chicago Style rests with the paradigms and cultural differences that shape how...
09
Nov
Realize Your Stepper Ego. Dance Uninterrupted
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes I am finding myself in this dance, but are you? How do we as a community help each other show who...