S tep Afrika! may well be among the best-kept secrets on the local dance circuit. The seven-year-old troupe appears regularly on a variety of showcase programs throughout the area and tours ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Stepping has a long tradition in Black communities, derived from Africa gumboot dancing. South African mine workers would stomp the ground with distinct rhythm to communicate with ...

News Assistant More than 300 people witnessed the evolution of stepping as performed by Step Afrika last night in Squires Commonwealth Ballroom. The Washington, D.C.-based dance company opened with a ...

5-time national stepping champions learn history, life lessons through the craft 8th graders have the opportunity to travel to South Africa where stepping originated from the African Gumboot Dance.

THE SECRET is out. Stepping, the African American practice of rhythmic percussive dance and rhyming chants, has made its way from college campus quads to professional stages throughout the world, and ...