- Stepping (African-American) - Wikipedia
Stepping 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
- How to Do a Simple Step for Beginners | Step Dance - YouTube
Hi, my name is Victor Sho, and this is my assistant Oscar Acevedo, and we are going to teach you a beginner level of how to combine a step to a bass beat So we're going to start off teaching you
- Stepping | Performance History of African-American Dance . . .
Stepping, a complex synchronized dancelike performance that blends African folk traditions with popular culture Stepping involves clapping, body slapping, vocalizations, and dramatic movements
- 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
- What is Stepping or Step Dance? - UpStaged Entertainment Group
First 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
- Stepping or Step Dancing, a story - African American Registry
*Stepping, also called step dancing, is celebrated on this date in 1739 It is a percussive dance in which the participant's body produces complex rhythms and sounds through a mixture of footsteps, spoken words, and hand claps
- The Art of Stepping—and How Its Brought People Together for . . .
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
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