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[6/29/2008 SteppersUSA News]
Off The Hook
By Markie Bee
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Chicago Steppers Convention Info - Click Here
They call me the stepperattzai probably because I've taken more photos of steppers than anyone on the planet. Last night (Friday) at Orbies was a photographers dream come true. You generally don't see me take many posed photos, because I like to get those action shots of couples on the dance floor. I love contest's because you can feel that tension and excitement mix like you feel at a big league playoff game. One of the personal benchmarks I use is my own "excitement index" am I bored, or am I feeling it? I can tell if a performance is good by how many shots I take of any particular couple. A few shots equals an ok to not so ok performance (If I shoot under 100 shots). If I shoot over 200 shots of a Performance it means the performance is a bit better than I expected. When I get over 250 shots, It means I was entertained, feel the crowd reacting to a couple and their performance. Over 250 shots and I know there was an exceptional performance. Last night, I took an average of 283 shots per couple in the contest. Out of all of those shots, Swan and Sunshine were digitally captured over 400 times. I took close to 1000 shots for the night. You do the math! The excitement and entertainment generated by their performance was off the hook. It felt like the finals at the WLSC and they left it on the floor, no holds barred. Everyone who danced was good and will be at the finals on July 11th. It was a night where I wished I had the video camera. View the Photos
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If you or anyone you know has any photos, footage or information about or from any Steppers contests for the History of Stepping Project, I'd love to add it to what we have. It's Your History! OR If you have a personal recollection concerning stepping or if you care to help with the  in any manner, please Send us an email.

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The SteppersUSA Daily News and SteppersUSA.Com are both daily publications which update continually. We accept and publish Steppers classes and workshops, Daily events, weekly events, monthly events, special events, steppers news, requests for information which we can't answer but our visitors may have an answer to. All of this makes us the most complete listing of Steppers information available anywhere. Send your submissions and pluggers or flyers to us at webmaster@steppersusa.com TODAY!
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For those of you who promote and submit events to SteppersUSA you may have noticed we've added some new features. Some are for security purposes like the captcha coding. Other changes are to make the Events Submission Form a bit more uniform and hopefully a bit easier to use. An important addition is a three choice question where you choose... If you sell advance tickets, can they be ordered on line? The choices are a simple yes, no or Contact me about customers ordering tickets directly from SteppersUSA. This FREE service by SteppersUSA can help you increase your advance ticket sales all from one place. Think about it. Thousands come to this site every day looking at events and making plans. It's convenient for the customer and you make money! Don't have a FREE Pay Pal business account? Not a problem! Just click Here! Even if you already have a website it only makes sense to add a Pay Pal Button to SteppersUSA to increase the possibility of a sale. Customers can use any credit card including Visa, Master Card, Discover, American Express, or their Pay Pal account or directly debit their bank account. It's safe, secure, and easy. SteppersUSA will not ask for any personal or financial information or access to your Pay Pal account. We will only ask for information related to your button. As I said before SteppersUSA will not charge for this convenient service. Both you and your customers have everything to gain! Do you have suggestions to make SteppersUSA even better?  Please Send us an email.




 

Support the History of Stepping Project

Please copy the message below and send it on to as many steppers as you can please!

This is an open message to ALL steppers. Please share it with as many people as possible.

 As many of you may already know I started a new web site for the benefit of the greater steppers community. It's called The History of Stepping Project. I wish to encourage you to add your knowledge to the timeline. If you know anything about stepping, please share this with the public on this site. We are looking for all information related to stepping from it's beginnings to the present. The information literally includes everything from clubs and bars which held steppers sets and parties to contests and the participants and results, to when different steppers organizations and classes started, who the instructors were and are; Musical bands, and artists, DJ's, radio and television personalities, Movies, videos, and photos… literally everything stepping.
Creating an accurate historic timeline will go a long way toward helping the community take the next step in its logical progression as it continues to grow nationwide and will become a valuable resource for all in the future.
Your input, your knowledge and your effort have made the dance what it is today. Don't you feel your place (and your organization's) in the timeline is well deserved? I do!
Please send an email to your members or readers inviting them to participate. Place a link on your web site also please. All support is appreciated!

The effort requires more than just posting the information. The need for fact checkers, people willing to do some research exists in this important ongoing project. Just a few minutes a week can make a difference.

Thank You for your time!

Markie Bee
The History of Stepping Project
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Steppers Special Events Details

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Strictly Steppers 1st Annual
Harry O's
816 Burnham Ave., Calumet City, IL
3pm - 12am
773-842-2110
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6319 W. Roosevelt Rd., Berwyn, IL
6pm - 12am
773-553-9686
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Click Productions (The Man In Black) w/Mary Shorter
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124 S. 5th Ave., Maywood, IL
6pm - 2am
$10 Tickets $15 Door
For more info: 708-612-8712

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