Category: Steppin Community
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...
17
May
Sharvin Whitted Raises the Creative Bar to Market Steppers Events
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 18 minutes INSPIRED BY: “Let’s talk about event flyers and how they are perceived when designed by a professional instead of by an...
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...
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...
12
Jan
Back to Our Roots Stepping Into 2023 In Atlanta
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 5 minutes In 2016 when I launched my blog, livingthe8count, my regular trips back and forth to Atlanta inspired the earliest segment of...
01
Jan
8 Things We Counted on in Stepping in 2022 and Now
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 5 minutes I never expect success from any endeavor while going alone. It’s the same for livingthe8count while writing and stepping in 2022....
30
Nov
Gospel Music, Religion, and Spirituality in Chicago Stepping
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 14 minutes INSPIRED BY: A RESPONSE TO ME STEPPING TO GOSPEL MUSIC Almost every seat was taken at the Sunday Brunch at Carolina...
23
Nov
Thank You, Steppers. My Appreciation for Your Appreciation
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 4 minutes I am thankful for a lot of things in 2022 – especially when it comes to the Chicago Stepping community. This...
16
Nov
History in the Making with Silhouettes of Stilettos
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 8 minutes INSPIRED BY: AN EVENING OF ELEGANCE CELEBRATING WOMEN IN STEPPING All this summer, steppers anxiously awaited Silhouettes of Stilettos, the new...
09
Nov
Lynette Butler Finds the Light to Find the Photo
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 9 minutes INSPIRED BY: THE VIRAL PHOTO OF BARAK WITH HIS LEG POINTING TO THE SKY IN WLSC 2021 When I saw the...
26
Oct
How People Who Do Not Step May See Chicago Stepping
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 8 minutes INSPIRED BY ALL THE NATIONAL COVERAGE FOR CHICAGO STEPPING Every day I talk to people about Chicago Stepping. Probably five days...
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...
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...
08
Apr
Iary Israel. Where He Is From Mattered to Where He Was Going
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 10 minutes When Iary “Kat N Tha Hat” Israel announced that 2022 was the Final Chapter for the Stepaganza event in St. Louis,...
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...
09
Feb
Atlanta. Where First Fridays and First Saturdays are for Steppers
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes I made a quick stop at the beauty supply store before hitting the steppers set. I was on my way driving...