Step Afrika!

Step Afrika! is a dance company dedicated to the African-American tradition of "stepping".[1] It is a non-profit organization that tours nationally and internationally, presents residencies and workshops worldwide, and uses "stepping" as an educational tool.[2] Their dance style is a fusion of South African gumboot dance and African American stepping.[3]

Official logo of Step Afrika!
Official logo of Step Afrika!
Step Afrika! during a visit in Israel, April 2016

History

Step Afrika! was founded in 1994 in South Africa through a collaboration between dancers from the United States and dancers from the Soweto Dance Theatre of Johannesburg, South Africa.[4][5][6] The company moved to the United States in 1996, and relocated to its current headquarters, in the Atlas Performing Arts Center, on H Street NE, in 2006.

Since 2006, Step Afrika! has produced a Home Performance Series (HPS), and in 2011 the Company designed a HPS themed along the lines of Jacob Lawrence's Migration Series.[7]

See also

References
  1. WETA Black History Month Resources
  2. Norris, Michele (28 Nov 2003). "All Things Considered". National Public Radio.
  3. Peabody, Zanto (20 Oct 2000). "Greek Week Steps Up to Challenge". Los Angeles Times.
  4. Jenkins, Marilyn (20 December 1994). “Stepping to Soweto”. The Citizen (Johannesburg).
  5. Ulen, Eisa Nefertari (June 1997). “Bringin' It Home”. The Source. pp. 87.
  6. Fine, Elizabeth C (2003). "Soulstepping: African American Step Shows". Chicago: University of Illinois Press. pp. 117. ISBN 0-252-02475-3.
  7. Brown, DeNeen (3 June 2011). "Step Afrika Dance Inspired by Phillips Collection Migration Series". Washington Post.
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