Before slavery...we were kings, queens, princes, princesses, royalty. If anyone is in the Washington D.C. area, there is a great exhibit at the Smithsonian on percussive instrumentation...which stepping is an extension. The dialogue discusses the "call and response of the drum...the "beat" so to speak.
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Originally posted by pinkice9:
Idallis:
The history of steppin has come from a long line of our ancestors.
Slaves began the early stages of steppin. They are the founders of our stepshows today.
Pinkice9
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