Category: Steppin Community
23
Dec
livingthe8count 2021 Year in Review and our Focus for 2022
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 8 minutes We started out 2021 in the middle of a nationwide quarantine but oh what a comeback! This year was the opportunity...
22
Dec
Gifts for Steppers. A Few of Our Favorite Things
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 4 minutes If you’re still shopping for gifts at the umpteenth hour, here is a shortlist of gift ideas for steppers. These are...
08
Dec
In Memory of Stepper Brian Archibald from Chicago
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The week started with an early phone call and messages on Sunday about the tragic, sudden death of Brian Archibald in...
24
Nov
Building A Stepping Community. Capital City Steppers in North Carolina
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 12 minutes This interview was inspired by questions from steppers about starting stepping communities outside of Chicago – many miles away from the...
19
Nov
Exploring the Relationship between Skating and Chicago Stepping
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 15 minutes Once I started stepping, over the years I have heard a lot about skating as it relates to stepping. Skaters who...
03
Nov
Standing Tall and Stepping in Los Angeles. Meet Stepper Jana Wilson
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 8 minutes Chicago Stepping has connected me with people everywhere across the United States that I probably would not have met otherwise. Interesting...
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....
20
Oct
Dominique Tolliver on the Evolution of Stepping and Giving Back
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 6 minutes My conversation with Dominique Tolliver was a chance to speak with a woman who at a very early age was recognized...
13
Oct
Stepping. A Matter of Economics Not A Matter of Free
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 8 minutes “Why are they[instructors] charging newcomers or advanced a fee to learn or better themselves in this dance? Didn’t they learn for...
06
Oct
Walking Etiquette. When a Stepper Wants to Walk
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Learning to walk has been on my stepper bucket list for quite some time. Certainly, I had some on-the-spot lessons over...
29
Sep
Infinity in Motion Gives Back With the Black Tie Scholarship Affair
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 8 minutes In the stepping community, there are several organizations that dance and work for a cause. They help to care for and...
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...
15
Sep
Meet the 2021 WLSC Beginners Category Contestants
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 7 minutes For 2021, the WLSC Beginners Contestants seem excited and ready. Ready to take the stage and ready to take it to...
01
Sep
livingthe8count Celebrates 5 Years and New Beginnings
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes August 27, 2021, marked the five year anniversary of the official launch of livingthe8count.com. We could not have made it this...
19
Aug
LA’MOSS – A Change, An Idea, A Business
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 6 minutes When she ran into one of her customers in Chicago, Laura was so happy to see, hug, and tell her customer...
04
Aug
To Enter or Not to Enter the WLSC. Making the Most of Last Chances
by Sonji
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Earlier this week, a newer stepper asked my opinion on whether or not they should enter the last chance prelims for...