Sprite Step Off

sd1920 · #1 02-21-2010, 04:59 PM

How did this "White" organization become #1 in stepping. I thought the sprite step off targeted the D9. Maybe they use us to promote their new reality show! what do you think?

agzg · #2 02-21-2010, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by sd1920

How did this "White" organization become #1 in stepping.

My guess would be practice.

RU OX Alum · #3 02-21-2010, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by agzg

My guess would be practice.

i think this is a spam thread

DrPhil · #4 02-21-2010, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

i think this is a spam thread

Thanks. I knew it was something. A more clever spammer.

DrPhil · #5 02-21-2010, 05:27 PM

There's something really sockpuppety or trolly about users who create two silly threads on the day they join the site.

RU OX Alum · #6 02-21-2010, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by agzg

My guess would be practice.

i think this is a spam thread

agzg · #7 02-21-2010, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

i think this is a spam thread

Hence my glib response. FWIW, a step team from a chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha did in fact win the Sprite Step-Off yesterday.

ladygreek · #8 02-21-2010, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by sd1920

How did this "White" organization become #1 in stepping. I thought the sprite step off targeted the D9. Maybe they use us to promote their new reality show! what do you think?

I think the ZTAs stepped their butts off!

DrPhil · #9 02-21-2010, 05:34 PM

Is RU OX Alum reposting?

ladygreek · #10 02-21-2010, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by DrPhil

Is RU OX Alum reposting?

Maybe GC acted up and they didn't think it had posted the first time.

ladygreek · #11 02-21-2010, 05:40 PM

Check them out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw66oy5xyDw

agzg · #12 02-21-2010, 05:40 PM

That happens to him a lot.

DrPhil · #13 02-21-2010, 05:44 PM

Since we're posting about it:

From what I saw, ZTA was just average based on BGLO stepping standards. The steps and overall routine were something a BGLO team would've done in the 1990s (including a Matrix theme).

The crowd was responding to the shock value of white people being able to pull it off since many people have never seen whites step (and relatively well). When I actually dissected the steps, not all of the members were that great. Overall, it was very mechanical and technical with yelling but very little of the heart and soul that would get a crowd to scream for you like that if you're an NPHC team.

Is this what they won for? If so, it is definitely shock value: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=016C4sUj5_8

rhoyaltempest · #14 02-21-2010, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DrPhil

Since we're posting about it:

From what I saw, ZTA was just average based on BGLO stepping standards. The steps and overall routine were something a BGLO team would've done in the 1990s (including a Matrix theme).

The crowd was responding to the shock value of white people being able to pull it off since many people have never seen whites step (and relatively well). When I actually dissected the steps, not all of the members were that great. Overall, it was very mechanical and technical with yelling but very little of the heart and soul that would get a crowd to scream for you like that if you're an NPHC team.

Is this what they won for? If so, it is definitely shock value: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=016C4sUj5_8

Agree totally. People seemed sooo shocked that they could even step and when they did the matrix move (which D9 did years ago), the crowd went off. Also, the judges should be greek and I hear that they were celebrities so they have no idea of what to look for in judging. I agree that they did a good job but most steps were borrowed from various D9 orgs and while some will argue that we do eachother's steps "so what's the big deal?", the point is it's all D9 so it's all good and part of D9 stepping culture.

I bet we will think twice now about teaching non-D9 our steps because we think it's cute.

Senusret I · #15 02-21-2010, 09:19 PM

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.... while some will argue that we do eachother's steps "so what's the big deal?", the point is it's all D9 so it's all good and part of D9 stepping culture.

I disagree with that.

We do each other's steps in tribute to one another. And personally, when I'm judging a step show, I will give ZERO points (if possible) for originality if too much of the show relies on tributes, or blatantly takes steps I have seen before.