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Originally Posted by CULater
stomping dances while could be similar are different than the nature of stepping we see today. Yes, stepping does have its origins in other places, and they may have borrowed it from many sources including perhaps those latino cultural groups, but stepping in and of itself started as an HBGLO tradition, and we don't do it out of a sign of respect for them as well as the fact that we feel strolling does incorporate a lot of latino roots better. I have nothing but respect for orgs that understand the history of stepping and choose to do it as part of their traditions (btw, I think it is very cool that Lambda Theta Nu steps w/ machetes)
I'm just saying one of the most basic movements of strolling comes from African slaves, and African slaves, Europeans, as well as the indigenous people of Latin America are what make up Latinos today. So, I guess that is why we stroll and not step.
Obviously, everyone interpret things different, and I would not want any org to feel offended for our interpretations of not stepping, but our FMs did discuss it and felt that because it was more HBGLO than LGLO (at the time) and we don't do it out of respect for the HBGLO that came before us.
Hope that helps...
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I'm glad to learn that your organization understands this. Since adopting this tradition from the NPHC, some Latino, Asian, and Multicultural greeks (as well as non-greeks) that step have been disrespectful since learning that stepping evolved from many different influences, when everyone knows that the way it is performed today originated with us.
It's one thing to adopt a tradition but it's another thing to not acknowledge the source and try to discredit it.