Category: On the Set
10
Apr
What It Takes to Recognize the Stepping Evolution
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 7 minutes I want to make some points on the evolution of Chicago Stepping. Let’s first clearly define evolution: Evolution: any process of...
16
Aug
Changes in the Stepper Set Culture and Its Impact on Stepping
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 8 minutes INSPIRATION: Stepper Set flyers that say “All Dance Styles are Welcome” and someone on the set asking me, “Why is he...
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...
02
Nov
Keeping Stepping Culture in Places and Spaces Like The Fifty in Chicago
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 10 minutes INSPIRED BY THE RENOVATION OF THE LADIES’ RESTROOMS AT THE FIFTY IN CHICAGO The name of a place, a street, or...
23
Mar
Rose Wellington. Hosting Good Times on the Stepper Set for 30 Years
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 9 minutes When I met Rose Wellington at the 50 Yard Line a couple of years ago, she handed me a flyer inviting...
11
Aug
Questions with Q. An Introduction to Chicago’s Qiana Wilson
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 4 minutes A couple of years ago, I saw Qiana “Q” Wilson dance with Andre Blackwell in Atlanta at his New Year’s weekend...
15
Mar
Where to Go Stepping in Chicago After Quarantine
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago sets are coming back for the public as we see the light at the end of the tunnel. Some states...
24
Mar
Support Rainie Wells. Getting Ready for The Road to Recovery
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 6 minutes When I first heard the name Rainie Wells, I was watching a video of her and Westside Mike steppin’ in one...
17
Mar
Markie Bee. Remembering The First Steppers Paparazzi
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 2 minutes I have never met Markie Bee in person but I have seen his work. On my first visit to Chicago, I...
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...
18
Feb
Steppin’. A Historian’s Perspective – Terrance Pratt From Chistepper
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 7 minutes Terrance Pratt and Chistepper.com have been treasured resources to me and now something has changed. I had a chance to interview...
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...
27
Feb
In Memory of Art “DJ Art of Noyze” Thirus
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes I met DJ Art of Noyze in 2012 when I first entered the steppin' community. Over the years I have known...
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....
26
Sep
The Stepping Community, A Place for the Squares and Now the Bums
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Not until 2017 did I hear the terms "squares" and "bums" used in the steppin' community. I have always loved how...
20
Jul
Why Tony Butler Asks The Questions No One Else Does
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Antoine"Tony" Butler's daily questions on Facebook have stimulated controversy, nostalgia and conversation. Tony you have caused quite a stir on social...