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Originally posted by AKA2D '91
...As I stated in the Stepoff thread, how or who determines what "group" of members will represent nationally? In all ouf our organizations, we have teams who are better than another.
This is for all greeks. Do you find that there is a difference in stepping styles among your teams because of geography? What kind of "style" would you label the teams in your area/region/state/locale?
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PART I.
Actually, your soror is the associate producer of the Step Off at BET.com. She is from lambda chapter. I have had extensive conversations with her about the show over the past 6 weeks. The teams were chosen arbitrarily. There was no real "process" per se to deciding who would represent outside of getting clearances from the National offices.
My professional guess on choosing the AKA, DST and SGRho team is they were all local. This is very important for production purposes, especially when you don't have a line item for participants.
The Zeta team featured is from Virginia, which is just a few hours away. There is a Zeta NYC team that has actually been ripping shows up left and right on the east coast. They were not available to step. The Z-Phi Dynasty VA team stepped in to place. They are definitely another team to be reckoned with on the East coast.
PART. II
The style of Zeta steps tend to focus on precision and intricacy in the combinination of claps, steps, and cadence. I have noticed chanting takes the background as a complement to stepping in Zeta steps.