Category: Steppers Contests
24
Oct
Reflection and Outlook on Contest Trailblazer Traditions
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Before I understood the relevance of the World’s Largest Steppers Competition (WLSC) to the Chicago Stepping Community, I was in my...
02
Oct
Looking Forward to the WLSC Masters in 2025
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes As a competitor, if you think like 1st place New School winner Kevin Doc Dockery, you’re already planning and practicing for...
25
Sep
Sharing My Contest Perspective as a 2024 WLSC Judge
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 4 minutes I was honored to be selected as a New Skool judge for the 2024 World’s Largest Steppers Competition – WLSC. Thank...
02
Sep
The Customer Service, Class, and Contest at the 25th Silver Anniversary
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 4 minutes When you ask me about the Sarah Teagle 25th Silver Anniversary in Atlanta, these 3 Cs come to mind – Customer...
13
Mar
Stepper Contests and Feature on Champions of the Dance Floor
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Do you know about all the chances to win big money in stepping contests in our community like Champions of the...
20
Sep
WLSC 2023 Weekend Highlights By the Numbers and Perceptions
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 9 minutes INSPIRATION: THE WORLD’S LARGEST STEPPERS COMPETITION WEEKEND Walking away from the World’s Largest Steppers Competition (WLSC 2023) stage can be the...
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...
04
Aug
Digging for Gold – Defining Original Old Skool Stepping
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 8 minutes Inspired by: A brief conversation with Mzlucki Banks Chicago, “the Mecca,” sets the protocol for stepping. If anyone wants to know...
19
Jul
The Difference in a Decade – WLSC Flashback for 2012 and 2022
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 7 minutes INSPIRATION: A CELEBRATION OF MY TEN YEARS OF KEEPING UP WITH THE WLSC Sometimes in blog interviews, I ask guests to...
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...
12
Oct
Contestant Etiquette for Steppers and 2022 Texas Heat Winners
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 7 minutes Yes, I am making contestant etiquette “a thing,” as someone said. In everything we do in the stepping community, by nature,...
05
Oct
Drewry Alexander Shares What It Takes to Win
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 12 minutes Drewry “Drew” Alexander has been stepping going on for nineteen years. Being from Detroit and a part of an urban ballroom...
21
Sep
WLSC 2022 Winners, Fashion Moments, and Changes
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 6 minutes What I will remember about the 2022 World’s Largest Steppers Contest are the resurgence of dancers, the familiar pattern of winners...
24
Aug
WLSC Contest DJ Perspective with DJ Cross
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 8 minutes When steppers decide to enter the World’s Largest Steppers Contest, one of the most critical factors they can control as a...
30
Mar
All Hail Mys Tori Tannette – Queen of New School Chicago Stepping
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 12 minutes If I see only a silhouette of her feet, hands, and body moving while she is dancing behind a curtain, I...
22
Sep
Understanding and Review of 2021 World Largest Steppers Contest Wins
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Before the review of WLSC, here is what I was looking forward to at the 2021 World’s Largest Steppers Contest: New...