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[9/25/2008 SteppersUSA News]
Don't Look Over Your Shoulder
By Markie Bee
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Yesterday was a pretty busy day (Wednesdays usually are) for SteppersUSA as we're catching up with submissions of pluggers and events. Lana Reid from LA posted a multi-perspective review of the World's Largest that caught my eye and made the point that should be smacking Chicago (and every other city) right in the face. Lana (remember she's from LA) said, "Detroit: By far, Detroit brought the heat to the WLSC this year. They dominated the Out of Town Category to the point they really don’t need to be considered Out of Town and by right can hold their own on stage with the best of Chicago’s best in Original 40 and Over or Original New Skool. To the rest of the cities out there growing Steppin...time to Step ya game up, Detroit putting us all to shame (smile)". Of course the Steppers in Chicago will be saying out the sides of their mouths, "We're from the birth place... We're from the mutha land, can't no one touch us." Don't look over your shoulder Chicago, bring your game to a new level because despite your smug declarations, Detroit represented by doing the dance the way you taught them. The contest is the proof... After all it's the pinnacle, the top, where the very best battle it out, and if there was an award for bringing their best to the table, Detroit wins that award. Now, if other large cities like Atlanta and LA would break out of their collective shells, the dance will finally be catapulted into the national level of prominence it's destined to reach sooner rather than later.
On the length of the contest... The contest isn't going to get smaller unless Pete makes it smaller. This dance is growing up across the country and you're right other cities need to emulate two cities now Chicago and Detroit. Soon it will be time for real regional championships (making the massive assumption other cities follow Detroit's example) with a defined bracket structure (like in sports and established national dance competitions)... Oh, and let the dayum DJ's pick the music, this is what they do for a living, if you can't step to any song, you're only fooling yourself. The Old Skoolers are right, the ability to step to any music defines you as a stepper. Perhaps a massive traveling road show of stepping demonstrations (which can be pre-scripted musically and choreographed like the R. Kelly video was except this would be live) is in order. Lana also mentioned in another announcement that the Bishop Don Magic Juan's camp would be at the Stepping to King's Dream 4 event in January. She went on to say, "As Steppin grows far beyond Chicago, we must make a special effort to stay in touch with the history of this dance. It is growing and morphing into something bigger than most Ol Skoolers in Chicago ever dreamed of and the new generation has to take the old generation with them and build on that foundation to survive." It's the truf, that's spelled T-R-U-F!
Also yesterday, Keith Hubbard, released some rare footage from the 2006 Loose Shoes competition It's on this page, just scroll down to see the three videos.

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 As many of you may already know I started a new web site for the benefit of the greater steppers community. It's called 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.
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