[10/21/2009 SteppersUSA Daily News]
The Vast Majority
By Markie Bee
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The art of enjoying oneself when dancing seems on the surface to be a lost art form. There's so much public emphasis placed on the competitors and the competitive aspect of the dance; (which I feel is only representative of a very small percentage of the steppers market) we seemed to forget to have fun when on the set. The vast majority of Chicago style steppers will never participate in a steppers contest. The vast majority of Chicago style steppers will never travel to another city for the purpose of "getting their step on." The vast majority of Chicago style steppers don't want to make their goal to be a trend setter like Tykmyn or Dre. They just want to be comfortable with the dance and enjoy themselves when they are with their friends, or in the club, or at a party. To enjoy the dance you don't need the cameras in your face, you don't need a crowd to sit and watch and dissect your every move. Sometimes the reporting of what's happening in the Chicago style steppers community focuses on the problems of the dance as a commercial institution but that shouldn't detract from your fun. Should everyone be involved in making the changes on how our dance and community should move forward? Yes! Everyone should have a voice (and be listened to) but at the same time most of the people on the dance floor decided to learn the dance with a goal of having fun and just being able to enjoy ourselves regardless


 

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of which school of dance anyone belongs to or if the person stepping next to you is (or isn't) a world class dancer. I asked about killer tips for steppers yesterday and Billie Walker came through with a good one… "I think a good killer tip is to smile when you're dancing, I know sometime we zone out when our favorite steppers cut is being played by the DJ, but you will be surprised how pleasant it makes your dance experience when you are smiling and having fun. I hear so many students complain about not having fun when learning the dance, so they get discouraged and stop attending the workshops. A lot of new moves come out of smiling and having fun while you're steppin and it also makes your partner put his/hers best foot forward. Everybody is not trying to compete they just want to learn the dance and enjoy doing the dance when out at different steppin events. So as Janet Jackson says, ENJOY!!!! That is my motto when I step anywhere." Now, those of you who have been around the steppers community for more than a minute may remember the "steppers face" from years gone by. It was supposed to indicate how concentrated and how cool your game was by never changing expression. Well, with the growth of the dance and wider acceptance of the dance all I can say is thank goodness the "steppers face" has been replaced with a smile. The tip was a great one Billie and I'll add it to the "Killer Tips" page.
Our Chicago Style Stepping Facebook group reached that milestone yesterday. We now have over 2000 members in the largest steppers group on Facebook. It's time to go to work steppers! We're Steppers 4 Ever!
 

 
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