For longer than many devotees have been alive, folks have been bopping, stepping and soul walking. “Stepping is a really classic dance,” says 51-year-old Tracey Colvin, whose moves and reindeer ears ...

"One-two-three, four-five-six -- basic," Veronica Austin calls to the line of beginners stepping shoulder to shoulder in a downstairs strip-mall studio. Wearing looks of serious concentration, they ...

Zakeeyaw Toney didn’t complete her move to Las Vegas from Chicago nearly 20 years ago because her craft kept her going back. Toney witnessed Chicago-style steppin’ for the first time when she visited ...

On a recent warm Thursday evening, Nia Bradley, a tall, long-legged woman in bluejeans and high heels, danced back and forth near the door of the Lakeside Lounge in what looked like a slowed-down, ...

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For longer than many devotees have been alive, folks have been bopping, stepping and soul walking. “Stepping is a really classic dance,” says 51-year-old Tracey Colvin, whose moves and reindeer ears ...

Chicago has the Cubs. Chicago has the Lakefront. Chicago has the Sears Tower. And Chicago has step dancing, called, appropriately enough, Chicago Steppin’. When JoJo Newsom moved to Baton Rouge more ...

Linda Harvin became interested in stepping after a Seventies party in 2012, but she fell ill shortly after. She joined the group in 2015 once she became well and now says she can “dance with anybody.” ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- If you've lived in the Chicago area long enough, you've probably heard the word "Steppin'." It's a popular dance that incorporates smooth steps, a good partner and a whole lot of swag ...

"One-two-three, four-five-six -- basic," Veronica Austin calls to the line of beginners stepping shoulder to shoulder in a downstairs strip-mall studio. Wearing looks of serious concentration, they ...