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Bookmark or Share- Stepping or Step Dancing, a story - African American RegistryThe first nationally syndicated stepping contest, S.T.O.M.P., aired in 1992 and was choreographed by Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Stepping is a complex performance that melds folk traditions with popular culture and involves synchronized percussive movement, singing, speaking, chanting, and drama.
- The Art of Stepping—and How It's Brought People Together for More Than ...While step as we know it today emerged in the early 20th century, its roots go way deeper. In the 1500s, the Portuguese brought the first African slaves to the Americas from the West African region known as Senegambia.
- What is Stepping? - Step Afrika!Stepping is a percussive, highly-energetic art form first developed through the song and dance rituals performed by African-American fraternities and sororities. In stepping, the body becomes an instrument, using footsteps, claps and spoken word to produce complex poly-rhythms.
- Stepping (African-American) - WikipediaStepping or step-dancing (a type of step dance) is a form of percussive dance in African-American culture. The performer's entire body is used as an instrument to produce complex rhythms and sounds through a mixture of footsteps, spoken word, and hand claps.
- What is Stepping or Step Dance? - UpStaged Entertainment GroupFirst off is Stepping or step-dancing, a percussive dance where the participant’s body is used to produce complex rhythms and sounds through a mixture of footsteps, spoken word, and hand claps. Here’s a look back in history at how this incredible art form came to fruition.
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