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[9/28/2008 SteppersUSA News] Remember Chicago, Tonight is the Steppin For Obama set at the Dorchester Banquet Hall in Dolton, IL
Friday,
I was notified of my flight itinerary for the
Best
of Both Worlds Dance Extravaganza in Maryland, I'm getting there the
day before the affair starts so I'm not starting this big weekend party
worn out. There will be parties, and workshops and more parties, throw
in performances by three different musical artist's, you know I'll
probably be bushed when I fly back to Chicago the morning after the end
of the event. There will be lots of photos and video (That's why I'm
going to be there). And yes, I'll be updating SteppersUSA as I'm on
location... sort of like the nightly news on location. I may even tape a
few live reports from this first annual event (That's called wearing
more than one hat). This promises to be a really great event, and from
what I understand, there are a few rooms left if you want to go.
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steppers sets and parties to contests and the participants and results,
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How
can steppers help each other? I'm not talking about on an individual
basis, I'm talking about city to city. Some cities have shown us
evidence they have put together a working model others should probably
emulate. For example, Detroit has proved in the WLSC that they are now a
mature stepping community that has learned from the "Zen Masters" from
Chicago on how to "snatch the proverbial pebble from their teachers
hand". Is it time for Detroiters to join with "Stepping
Evangelists" from Chicago on the road? (I know some have been doing so
for a while). How do you choose which cities need the most help? Usually
the way it works is someone from the city calls an instructor to travel
to their city to hold a workshop. This is a very reactive tactic
and perhaps needs to be reviewed. How can steppers be more proactive
in the approach to developing a community in other cities that don't
have a thriving steppers community? Traditionally other dance styles
have relied on exhibitions and dance shows to spread their art form to
the masses. In stepping the massive growth of the dance started in a
similar way by the release of the music video "Step to the name of
Love". There have been a few cases where the same dancers working with
Andre Blackwell have performed in some large venue events like the
boxing match in Vegas not too long ago. But does everything need to be
done in a large grandiose scale? Remember, stepping starts at the local
level. I seem to recall in the last year a few groups danced at events
at some shopping malls, introducing many people to the dance. Perhaps a
renewed, coordinated effort across the country to bring more "stepping
awareness" to each city is in order. I'm looking for suggestions and
ideas, so drop me a line at 
