Showtime Steppers

During the mid-20th century, traditionally Black fraternities and sororities, on United States college campuses, traditionally sang and chanted to celebrate "crossing over" into membership of their respective organizations. Notwithstanding its collegiate roots, stepping is also performed by schools, churches, and drill teams.

Popularized by the National Pan-Hellenic Council member organizations who perform at local and national competitions, stepping has been featured in the media with its involvement in films such as "School Daze" (1988), "Mac and Me" (1988), "Drumline" (2002), "Stomp the Yard" (2007), and "How She Move" (2008). Stepping has also been featured on many TV shows including BET's "106 & Park", NBC's hit show "America's Got Talent", "A Different World", and "Sister, Sister".

Current members

The "roster" of the Showtime Steppers consists of, at the most, 15 members. As of January 2008, the current roster of 8 is headed by the "president", Jenerian "El Hadjo" Young, and the "vice president", Shane "Coolius" Wilson. The step masters include Marcus "P.B." Petty, Jeromy "J-Skin" Skinner, Derrick "D-Will" Williams, Clifford "Numba G" Benton, Chase "Banks" Wilson, and Camerion "Killa Cam" Carrathus. Each member brings their own dynamic presence to the stage with expert precision, and great excitement that fuels the audience into absolute enjoyment of the performance.

Notable Awards

* 2004 - 1st Place at State Championship (Texas) [ [http://www.texasstepshows.com Texas Step Shows ] ]
* 2005 - 2nd Place at State Championship (Texas) [ [http://www.texasstepshows.com Texas Step Shows ] ]
* 2008 - 1st Place on BET's "106 & Park: BET's Top 10 Live" - (Wild Out Wednesday) [ [http://www.youtube.com/TheShowtimeSteppers Televised Performance Videos from 2006-2008 ] ]

Notable Performances

* 3 Performances on BET's "106 & Park: BET's Top 10 Live"
** June 21, 2006 (Wild Out Wednesday)
** January 30, 2008 (Wild Out Wednesday)
** September 10, 2008 (W.O.W. All-Stars)
* NBC's "America's Got Talent (Season 3)"
* BET's "Spring Bling '07: Get 2 Steppin"' [ [http://springbling.bet.com Spring Bling '07 ] ]
* BET's "Spring Bling 2006: Get to Steppin"' [ [http://springbling.bet.com Spring Bling '07 ] ]
* KTXA "Dance Club 21" (formerly UPN's Dance 360) [ [http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=5934526 Vidéos MySpaceTV : Show Time Steppaz !!!! par prince of "D"Town ] ]
* Barack Obama Special Presentation
* Tonex Concert
* Deitrick Haddon Concert

References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/theshowtimesteppers Official "Showtime Steppers" MySpace Page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/hadjistic Official "El Hadjo" MySpace Page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/shaneoshowtime Official "Shane-O" MySpace Page]
* [http://www.bet.com/ BET.com]
* [http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/stomptheyard/ Stomp The Yard Official Site]
* [http://www.pbs1914.com/ Official Phi Beta Sigma Site]