A true stepper has a competitive spirit but not all will boldly go on stage to prove a point. Contests like Worlds Largest Steppers Contest in Chicago are annual contests that are months of practice for steppers. Here are some stories and posts about the contest arena, true experiences, lessons and how steppers get ready to go on the contest stage.
As a competitor, if you think like 1st place New School winner Kevin Doc Dockery, you’re already planning and practicing for WLSC 2025. Next year should be the long-awaited Masters Category and I am excited….
I was honored to be selected as a New Skool judge for the 2024 World’s Largest Steppers Competition – WLSC. Thank you Pete Frazier and to the Majestic Gents for this opportunity. I did not…
When you ask me about the Sarah Teagle 25th Silver Anniversary in Atlanta, these 3 Cs come to mind – Customer Service, Class, and Contest. The weekend was about celebrating a commendable milestone in Sarah…
Do you know about all the chances to win big money in stepping contests in our community like Champions of the Dancefloor [COTDF]? When I hear steppers discuss contests and winners, usually it is about…
INSPIRATION: THE WORLD’S LARGEST STEPPERS COMPETITION WEEKEND Walking away from the World’s Largest Steppers Competition (WLSC 2023) stage can be the most controversial part of the contest experience. The stepping community argues the results, people…
INSPIRATION: A CELEBRATION OF MY TEN YEARS OF KEEPING UP WITH THE WLSC Sometimes in blog interviews, I ask guests to flash forward and imagine what things might be like in ten years compared to…
When I think of the World’s Largest Steppers Competition (WLSC) Contest Season, I think about a few things. What is next for the beginners from last year are going to do next? What will the…
Yes, I am making contestant etiquette “a thing,” as someone said. In everything we do in the stepping community, by nature, some level of etiquette goes along with it. Contest season can be a very…
What I will remember about the 2022 World’s Largest Steppers Contest are the resurgence of dancers, the familiar pattern of winners but other emerging contestants, the coincidental opulent fashion on stage, and the buffering social…
For 2021, the WLSC Beginners Contestants seem excited and ready. Ready to take the stage and ready to take it to the bank. I enjoyed putting this together and learning about these steppers’ journey so…
Part 2: Questions with Q Interview After reading Qiana “Q” Wilson’s Facebook posts about judging for the World’s Largest Steppers Contest, it only made sense to get her perspective on the contest. This was a…
Summer is contest season for the Chicago Stepping community. July starts the prelims for our most popular contest, The World’s Largest Steppers Contest. August ends the preliminaries with the last last chance to qualify to…
My fondest memories of any WLSC are usually the surprises. Any stepper in this contest should condition his or her mind to be flexible and stay relaxed and focused when faced with the unexpected. What were the surprises?
On June 8, 2019 stepper JB Burns and his partner, Kelly Roberts, won first place at the 12th Annual Bo Watson Red Steppers Affair Steppin’ Contest walking away with trophies, $1,000 prize, and bragging rights….
2018 is the 28th anniversary of the World’s Largest Steppers Contest (WLSC). There is a lot of history across twenty-eight years. How much do you know about the WLSC in the history of Chicago style steppin’? Here is the first livingthe8count.com WLSC trivia crossword puzzle to test your knowledge. Good luck!
Contest season starts again in the Chicago steppin’ community. Although there are several contests in the community, to me “contest season” means getting ready for the World’s Largest Steppers Contest in September each year. For…
I am thankful to The Most High for realizing this experience for both me and my partner, Tshon. On this journey, I learned more about myself, had some unforgettable moments, faced some crucial decisions and was surprised by new fears.
I went to Chicago for the 2016 World’s Largest Steppers Contest (WLSC) Weekend looking for answers. I have seen and watched videos of the prelims in different cities and read the controversial feedback on Facebook from contestants and the hoi polloi. I was both curious and excited to see how the performances would evolve to the final stage. My last time in Chicago was in 2012 for WLSC so I had some expectations but still was excited to realize the difference after four years. Who would walk away as winners with money in hand? Well, you’ll see a thorough recap on the details and results from Terrance Pratt on Chistepper.com and many of the videos of the performances on Facebook. Yet, the end results answered only twenty percent of my questions about the contest.