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 ...

"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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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) -- 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.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Couples touch hands or link arms, their hips and toes gyrating smoothly in unison, gliding through dance moves known as "Steppin"' and making it look easy. Sign up here. "When you ...

"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 ...