Step Team

 

Stepping is a complex performance/dance tradition made popular by fraternities and sororities. The art form of stepping was once historically used as a form of communication. With stepping, one uses the body as an instrument to produce rhythms and sounds through hand claps, spoken word, and foot stomps. It can be performed individually; but, is mostly known as a group effort fostering the importance of working as a team. It can be traced to the peoples and cultural dance traditions of Africa, specifically, the “Gumboot Dance”.