I got permission to let the cat out of the bag (so to speak). The not to coincidental thing is I just put her on as one of the Steppers Song of The Day artists the other day. Maysa Leak has just signed on to be the featured artist along with Slique, Cardell, and Jabari Grover for the 2012 edition of Stepaganza.

Maysa is a major get for the Memorial Day weekend party in St. Louis. The former singer with Incognito has been in the game for a while and has been seen on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Soul Train and The Tonight Show and has a major presence in the steppers community with a number of songs which can be stepped to.

A little while ago I was on the radio with Big John Nance of WSNR.US and the president of Word of Mouth Entertainment Iary Israel (Kat in Tha Hat) making the announcement about Maysa signing on. It's fantastic when our genre can get top, mainstream artists for our events. This can mean exposure for stepping to a larger audience than the usual "insiders game" as long as the promoters are willing to put the word out there.
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As a follow up to my prior article about the Chicago's Largest Steppers Contest weekend in October, you can now buy tickets for the Main event online right here at SteppersUSA. This weekend is being sponsored by Snoop Dogg's entertainment company and it's the first time the contest has become a complete weekend affair complete with a pre-party, workshops, and a closeout party.

Do you see a theme here? Yet another mainstream name is getting involved in the steppers game. Our promoters need to use these opportunities to broaden the reach of our dance to touch the general population. It can't stay an "insider's game" because it just isn't healthy for the dance and its future. These are things promoters do that party planners can't. They are bringing the game to another level by raising the bar.

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Some steppers radio milestones... #steppersbeatcolumn

It's time for steppers radio trivia! Can you hear the fanfare in the background? You know the one from fractured fables on the Rocky and Bullwinkle show?

Today marks DJ Shorty Smooth's one year anniversary on internet radio is today. He's been on a few stations and has settled for his own brand in the end with Oh So Smooth Radio.

He has the station streaming 24/7 and is building a stable of jocks which include Black Cool Thornton and DJ Cross from Chicago. I built them a new HTML5 streaming audio player that works in a separate window so when you browse the web on your computer you can listen to the live stream uninterrupted.

The player works on standards compliant devices including smart phones, as well as tablet devices so you can take the streaming internet station with you wherever you go.

Now, cue the second fanfare... Also in February... specifically on next Tuesday the 28th WSNR.US will be celebrating their 1 year anniversary at Sweet Geogia Brown in Country Club Hills IL. According to what I'm reading, they will be broadcasting live on location and many of the stations DJ's will be there for the celebration.

In the case of both stations and all of the DJ's I wish all of you continued success in your efforts to give us listening choices. With so much music to step to out there it's really amazing more stations haven't appeared before these stations and ClubSteppin.Com.  Continued and Comment

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