Category: Learn To Step
14
Sep
Defining YOUR Dance with Donnie The Dancemaster
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 7 minutes Going to and learning in Donnie Davis’ class has been integral to my stepping journey. I have never lived in Chicago,...
06
Sep
Understanding and Learning to Walk With No Standards
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 7 minutes Whenever Pete Frazier announces the Walkers Category at any contest, he speaks directly to me. A hit dog does hollar. He...
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...
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...
06
Oct
How Drew and Smoothtivity Pay it Forward in Stepping
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 12 minutes We continue the Drewry “Drew” Alexander interview with part 2 to focus on the men and talk about community building in...
28
Sep
Zee Thomas on Staying Young with Chicago Stepping
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Reading Time: 10 minutes The best part of Chicago Stepping to me is that it can be a lifelong hobby. No matter when you start...
27
Jul
Dave Maxx on Passion, Purpose, and Possibilities in Stepping
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 13 minutes Over years of conversations, I understand that steppers have different opinions and feelings towards the proliferation of Chicago Stepping. People are...
09
Mar
Professional Dancer Gina Ellis Starts Chicago Stepping Classes
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 12 minutes Introducing Gina Ellis Gina Ellis was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. After graduation from Eastern Michigan University where she was...
23
Feb
Find Chicago Stepping Classes Starting Across the United States
by Sonji
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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...
27
Oct
The Road to Chicago Stepping and The First Day in Stepping Class
by Sonji
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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....
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....
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...
12
Oct
Choc James on Chicago Steppin’. Being Your Own Cheerleader
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 8 minutes Choc James piqued my interest because his name is popular on Facebook whether in videos, at an event, on a flyer,...
13
Jul
This Month’s Feature Stepping Instructor Walter Lane
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 6 minutes Walter Lane is from Apopka, Florida. He served 28 years in the military retiring as Command Sergeant Major. While in Detroit...