LessonsI got an email from Stephanie from South Carolina who is looking for steppers in her state. I suggested she post on the bar that she’s looking for some local steppers. Hopefully, someone will reach out to her. I spent hours doing what...
Lessons
I got an email from
Stephanie from South Carolina who is looking for steppers in her state.
I suggested she post on the bar that she’s looking for some local
steppers. Hopefully, someone will reach out to her. I spent hours doing
what...
Thank You! Thank You! Thank
You!
First, I want to thank
those who donated to keep SteppersUSA alive. With the funds, I got an
appliance to keep me connected. If you saw the site yesterday, I did
quite a bit of updating and
Convention & By Way of Radio?
This
weekend the Strictly Steppers Chicago National Convention hits the floor
running starting tomorrow at "The Pines" in Forest Park, IL with the
Free Meet and Greet set. The weekend includes events at the Best Western
in Hillside, IL on Friday, The Lexington House, on Saturday, and the
wrap-up at the Best Western in Hillside, IL again.
By Way of Radio?
I got
several postings over the weekend for the Steppers History Project
website including an insightful look into a personal recollection from
the 1950's. I got a post I can't put online that I'd like to, but
someone didn't put an email address on the timeline item about Chicago
radio and the ratings on New Years Eve.
Remembrances
The Memorial Day weekend
is one that I as a veteran take pretty seriously. I'm remembering fallen
friends and acquaintances from my three wartime cruises on the USS
Hancock (CVA-19). I made the decision last week not to ...
Social Stepping
One
thing the new site (dancefetish.com)
points out is something I've been attempting to say for a while now.
Social networking is here to stay and in order to be viable on the web
and in real life we must participate in order to be relevant in 2009 and
beyond.
Expanded Stepping
The world is full of
"truisms"; here are a few examples… If you can't say it in a sentence or
two, you should rethink what you want to say. We have some of our most
profound ideas and thoughts while on the toilet. A grain of sand doesn't
make a beach.
What You See?
What
you see on the web or (in real life too)can be deceptive, the minds way
of seeing things is subject to so many variables for example; Olny srmat
poelpe can raed tihs. I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd
waht I was rdanieg...
Stepping Sabre & Another
Contest
I'm
going to leave the Markie G song "I Wanna Go Steppin"
up for a while, because I really think it deserves to be listened to by
as many people as possible. As I said yesterday, I feel it's his best
steppers song yet.
Stepping Sabre
I'm
going to leave the Markie G song "I Wanna Go Steppin"
up for a while, because I really think it deserves to be listened to by
as many people as possible. As I said yesterday, I feel it's his best
steppers song yet. I went to the "Ultimate White Party" at the Sabre
Room last night.
I Wanna Go Steppin
DJ
Markey G sent his latest new song to me and of course I'm sharing it
with you. Personally, I feel it's his best work yet to date so be sure
to listen to the track; it's called "I
Wanna Go Steppin" (Hit the bar and tell us if you like this new
song).
SteppersUSA on Twitter
Remember back in March and
April I talked about and even took a poll about the use of Twitter? To
be honest, the poll didn't really provide very encouraging results. My
research didn't offer much positive reinforcement considering the ratio
of dropouts from Twitter after the initial sign-up.
New Stuff & More Rumors
I've
been testing another tool from Google Friend Connect. It's called the
"Event Gadget" it shows information about an event: description, time,
location, map plugger, and even a YouTube video promoting an event.
Viewers can join the event and see who else has joined the event.
Take a look for yourself.
Reactions & Suggestions
I have stated time and
time again over the years there MUST be a conversation held in the
greater Chicago style steppers community about certification of the
basics. This goes to the very identity of the dance in not only...
Isn't
It Time Yet? News & Rumors
A
bit of news and rumors to start with today. The second annual
Orbies steppers contest is on! As you may remember last year, the
contest was a gigantic success in it's initial year. Total prize money
is $2,500.00 with $1,200.00 allocated to first place. The first semi
final is scheduled to be on June 4th, with the finals on July 9th.
Mothers Day Weekend
The mothers day weekend is
upon us once again and it's time to celebrate the woman who made you (or
your children) possible. We pop for flowers, gems, or other gifts, and
many of us take mom out for a mother's appreciation dinner. There's a
good chance your mother...
Lucky Steppers
As people who know how to
step, do we really know how lucky we really are? For all the
pronouncements in the news about how the economy is getting better and
the recession will end this year, all I can say is BULL! The prices of
our homes are still artificially high…
Hit The Bar!
Over the last weekend, I
got an inordinate number of emails from people asking about sets and
lessons in various locations on different dates, etc. There were so...