Sprite Step-Off Update: ZTA and AKA to share 1st place

[SWTXBelle]

An interesting take on it all - http://www.theroot.com/views/can-we-...ping-ourselves

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

An interesting take on it all - http://www.theroot.com/views/can-we-...ping-ourselves

LOL

I guess this is better than talking about John Mayer.

Does anyone know who the steppers were for the promos for the commercials and ads? I liked the ones that I can remember. They reminded me of how much I enjoy being a Soul Steppin' Soror.

[jojapeach]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Does anyone know who the steppers were for the promos for the commercials and ads? I liked the ones that I can remember. They reminded me of how much I enjoy being a Soul Steppin' Soror.

They're all Greeks from various Atlanta area schools; it's possible they're mostly Atlanta University Center (AUC) students. I am sure that my soRHOrs are from Chattanooga, TN.

They even did a nice exhibition step between the end of the Ryan Cameron Old Skool/New Skool Step Show and the beginning of the Sprite Stepoff. They stepped together, then took off their sweatshirts to represent each D9 org and did their org's steps. It ended nicely by presenting each org's national president/representative on stage and being walked off with their two steppers. It was pretty cool.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by jojapeach

They even did a nice exhibition step between the end of the Ryan Cameron Old Skool/New Skool Step Show and the beginning of the Sprite Stepoff. They stepped together, then took off their sweatshirts to represent each D9 org and did their org's steps. It ended nicely by presenting each org's national president/representative on stage and being walked off with their two steppers. It was pretty cool.

I love this.

[LatinaAlumna]

Originally Posted by als463

Disclaimer: I don't hate minorities (I am one) and I don't have an issue with heavy-set people (I have many heavy-set family members).

Oh, geez...just STOP! Even after people told you how these "disclaimers" make you look worse, you still keep posting them(?!)

Originally Posted by Kappamd

Whoever said I need to broaden my perspective: Thanks, but I have read those threads. I mean come on. There are what? 5? I didn't post in them before because I honestly didn't have anything to add.
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That was me, and I said I encouraged you to read the other threads if you were interested in broadening your perspective (because from your posts it was clear that you didn't have an understanding of why people were upset about this competition and thought it was all about race). I didn't say you should post in them, so I'm not sure why you're even bringing that up. Since you say you read the threads, do you understand what others are saying now?

[als463]

Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna

Oh, geez...just STOP! Even after people told you how these "disclaimers" make you look worse, you still keep posting them(?!)



That was me, and I said I encouraged you to read the other threads if you were interested in broadening your perspective (because from your posts it was clear that you didn't have an understanding of why people were upset about this competition and thought it was all about race). I didn't say you should post in them, so I'm not sure why you're even bringing that up. Since you say you read the threads, do you understand what others are saying now?

Who in the hell are you? Nobody ever told me that my "disclaimers" make me look worse, so maybe you should just keep your opinions to yourself. You may not like what I have to say, but I don't really respect much of what you say, either. I know you think you're someone special, but you're not. Maybe if you had something of interest to contribute every now and then, other than bitching about what someone else had to say-then I'd give a damn what you thought.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by als463

Who in the hell are you? Nobody ever told me that my "disclaimers" make me look worse, so maybe you should just keep your opinions to yourself. You may not like what I have to say, but I don't really respect much of what you say, either. I know you think you're someone special, but you're not. Maybe if you had something of interest to contribute every now and then, other than bitching about what someone else had to say-then I'd give a damn what you thought.

Wow. Overreact, much?

Your "Some of my best friends are..." lines were disclaimers, and several people did say that they discounted your posts after reading those lines.

And LatinaAlumna has contributed plenty. There was nothing wrong with her advising you (and others who are blissfully unaware of stepping, shows, etc) to read the other threads so you could grasp WHY some people are upset.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by als463

Nobody ever told me that my "disclaimers" make me look worse....

I did.

[als463]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I did.

Oh, that's right. Yep, still don't care what you, KnightShadow or LatinaAlum think. I said what I thought. I think ZTA won an award and people need to get over it. I say, good for ZTA.

By beating a dead horse, this seems very childish. You don't like that an NPC won the award. Oh, well. They did. I'm very happy for them and think they deserved it. Hopefully next year, my sorority learns how to step as well as the ladies of Zeta, in order to be in the running for this award, as well.

I don't care what people think about this: Good for You ZTA!

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by als463

Oh, that's right. Yep, still don't care what you, KnightShadow or LatinaAlum think. I said what I thought. I think ZTA won an award and people need to get over it. I say, good for ZTA.

By beating a dead horse, this seems very childish. You don't like that an NPC won the award. Oh, well. They did. I'm very happy for them and think they deserved it. Hopefully next year, my sorority learns how to step as well as the ladies of Zeta, in order to be in the running for this award, as well.

I don't care what people think about this: Good for You ZTA!

Several parts of this post show that you have no idea what you're talking about.

Good luck with getting the "step award."

[AU_ZTA86]

A competition is a competition. Unless it is noted as being being exclusive to a particular group, it is open. I do not know how it was marketed/advertised by Sprite but it *appears* to have been an open invite.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by als463

Oh, that's right.

As long as you know.

I didn't read the rest of your post but I hope you feel better now.

[Prettyface08]

Originally Posted by als463

Oh, that's right. Yep, still don't care what you, KnightShadow or LatinaAlum think. I said what I thought. I think ZTA won an award and people need to get over it. I say, good for ZTA.

By beating a dead horse, this seems very childish. You don't like that an NPC won the award. Oh, well. They did. I'm very happy for them and think they deserved it. Hopefully next year, my sorority learns how to step as well as the ladies of Zeta, in order to be in the running for this award, as well.

I don't care what people think about this: Good for You ZTA!

You wouldn't win. You should probably stick to posting stupid stuff on message boards, in that, you are a winner.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by als463

Hopefully next year, my sorority learns how to step as well as the ladies of Zeta, in order to be in the running for this award, as well.

Perhaps they are on their way:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJZl_nBmdto

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69UJ861VDCM

(Some Phi Mu chapters have been stepping for a couple of years. The above links are for the 2012 step shows. I unfortunately stumbled upon these average routines while looking for something else.)

[mccoyred]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

An interesting take on it all - http://www.theroot.com/views/can-we-...ping-ourselves

Thanks for the article and the videos; this is the first time I saw the performances because I refuse to give them YouTube hits.

Frankly, the ZTAs 'step'ped very hard and well BUT they forgot the 'show'. Stepshow performances are not just precision dance routines but typically include athleticism, personality and a little bit of trash talking, all of which are a big part of the cultural infusion and all of which were lacking in this performance. The AKA's performance was good, I wouldn't say award-winning though. If the judges were Greek or at least familiar with stepshows, the ZTAs would not have even placed, sorry!