For longer than many devotees have been alive, folks have been bopping, stepping and soul walking. “Stepping is a really classic dance,” says 51-year-old Tracey Colvin, whose moves and reindeer ears ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- If you've lived in the Chicago area long enough, you've probably heard the word "Steppin'." It's a popular dance that incorporates smooth steps, a good partner and a whole lot of swag ...

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"One-two-three, four-five-six -- basic," Veronica Austin calls to the line of beginners stepping shoulder to shoulder in a downstairs strip-mall studio. Wearing looks of serious concentration, they ...

On a recent warm Thursday evening, Nia Bradley, a tall, long-legged woman in bluejeans and high heels, danced back and forth near the door of the Lakeside Lounge in what looked like a slowed-down, ...

Chicago has the Cubs. Chicago has the Lakefront. Chicago has the Sears Tower. And Chicago has step dancing, called, appropriately enough, Chicago Steppin’. When JoJo Newsom moved to Baton Rouge more ...

For longer than many devotees have been alive, folks have been bopping, stepping and soul walking. “Stepping is a really classic dance,” says 51-year-old Tracey Colvin, whose moves and reindeer ears ...

Zakeeyaw Toney didn’t complete her move to Las Vegas from Chicago nearly 20 years ago because her craft kept her going back. Toney witnessed Chicago-style steppin’ for the first time when she visited ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A street in Chicgago's West Pullman neighborhood will be dedicated to honor Sam Chatman, known as "The Godfather of Steppin'." He is also the father of ABC7 anchor Samantha Chatman.

You’ve probably seen old video footage from after World War II of couples whirling across the dance floor to old-school R&B tunes, doing dances called Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, or Boppin’. By the 1970’s a ...

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"One-two-three, four-five-six -- basic," Veronica Austin calls to the line of beginners stepping shoulder to shoulder in a downstairs strip-mall studio. Wearing looks of serious concentration, they ...