Alabama’s Jamie Graham took a chance on a new track in the World’s Largest Steppers Contest this year, when he performed to a smooth new groove that no one had ever heard. A number of Steppers went scrambling to discover the new track, and Jamie’s selflessness in sharing the track (not acting like some of Chicago’s music hoarding DJ’s) allowed Car Michael to benefit from his record “Rock It” while it’s actually still hot. Charnice Simmons exposed the Chicago audience to this record and set Car Michael up with ChiStepper.com.&nb

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Shorty Smooth is one of the few DJ’s in the nation who can give it to you in the booth and on the floor. Respected for both his dancing and his playing, Shorty Smooth is in the front of a long line of young DJ’s screaming “Next” from the sidelines. He’ll be the first to remind you however, that his is not from the era of the digital DJ’s. Read on to get a tall glimpse of Shorty Smooth.

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Never before has one stepper been talked about, documented, photographed and videotaped as much as Anthony Allen aka Tyk Myn akaZakar Tariff El Bey. Peoplehave written about him, talked about him, adored him, fallen in love with him and most assuredly hated on him. To date, Tyk Myn has won many titles on the Chistepper Peoples Choice Awards with the most recent appointment taking place last Friday as the Heaviest Hitter of 2009.

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Fill in the Blanks is back with one of the pioneers of the Columbus, Ohio Steppers scene, Marc Thomas. Marc has penetrated the Columbus Steppin’ and overall dance scene in a way that would make a native Chicagoan jealous. Leveraging relationships with the city of Columbus, Marc hosts of series of dance classes and is responsible for producing many of the students coming from the C. O. Hailing from my former neck of the woods, ChiStepper presents Marc Thomas as he “Fills In The Blanks.”

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I got a call from my buddy Cynthia Shanks, a dominant force during the 90's World's Largest years and classic style Steppin' great.  Cynthia had a few things on her mind, including the new ISA Steppers organization, which SteppersUSA.com has been gathering information on, and her upcoming coming Black Tie event and fundraiser.  As you all know however, I couldn't let her skate by without a few tough questions.  Check her out and tell us what you think!

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Some of you might remember a very cool farewell party that ChiStepper.com hosted for Andre Blackwell as he headed off to Phoenix, Arizona.  Well, that party was co-hosted by Yanni Brown and held at her former romance hut - a sexy loft on Michigan Ave in the south loop area.  At that same loft, Yanni would host initmate evenings for couples, where she would wait on them hand and foot as they lay secluded from the outside world, to enjoy one another without distraction.  Yanni has since let go of her beautiful loft, but not her passion to help couples understand

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In a little over a month, there will be a mass exodus of Steppers to ATL for the Good Deeds International (GDI) "Heritage Ball."  In 3 short years, GDI has taken this weekend from just being another Steppers party, to being one of the premier events of the year.  The event came off so well last year that Steppin' pioneer, Black Mary had tears in her eyes as she marveled at Steppin's growth nationally.  There's also a service component, and as I write this my TV screen is plastered with horrible images of disaster in Haiti.  People are hurting and in need!&

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ChiSteppers, this interview is filled with so many twists and turns that I won't waste time with an extensive introduction.  Reggie discusses everything from talking on the microphone to succumbing and then over coming substance abuse.  It's one of the most in depth interviews I've conducted in some time and that's because Mr. Miles has so many wrinkles to his career.  Check it out and share a word or two of feedback if you so choose!

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So I’m on Facebook chatting and I come across Lady Alicia. I decide to reach out to catch up and let her know that it’s time to get her on ChiStepper.com for an interview. To make sure I had the right person, I ask, “This is Lady C, right?” She say’s, “No! Hmmmm, try Lady A.” At this point, any smart person would have realized that they weren’t talking to Lady C, right?

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For this episode of "Fill In The Blanks" we traveled down to South Florida, with hopes that Tosca Carroll can bring a little Sunshine to those of us in the colder parts of the country.  Just off of the Black and Red ball, Tosca makes her first appearance on ChiStepper.com.

1. I can't wait for 2010 to begin!

2. I get nervous when I think of how much I've grown this year and where it's taking me.

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