2. RESEARCH

3. ROOTSROOTS

5. Ballet

6. Tap Dancing

7. Or Krumping

9. Slavery…

11. Boot DanceCan Dance&

12. “Your mama so ugly that when she cry, the tears run down her back”

13. TEMPTATIONS

14. H. U.

15. APAAPA Alpha Phi Alpha

16. Kappa Alpha

17. Psi Kappa

18. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

19. Any ……

20. Y.C.M.

22. PhotoPhoto / All sizes School Daze

23. Videos !

24. T H A N K Y O U !!! Dr. V- For all of your ideas, books, patience and suggestions through out My entire project Mrs. Ward- For your patience, and understanding and for smiling during My presentation, and not just writing or awkwardly staring. Shabria Jones-For introducing me to the YCM Step team and my mentor. Ms. Jones (Bria’s Mother)- For transportation to and from the church Kayla Henry- For all of her help and support through out my project. Mr. Butler-For directions to an amazing website where I found the Info on sororities. CLASS : For holding all “You Sucks” until my back was turned ! && Lastly, my friends and family for their support : )

25. WORK CITED ALtheALPHA06. ALtheALPHA06. Youtube.com. N.p., 3 May 2007. Web. 14 Dec. 2010.. Bishop, Lauren. “Stepping It Up.” Stepping. Reporter at Cincinnati Enquirer and Ithaca Journal ed. 2003. JSTOR. Web. 7 Oct. 2010.. Observed stepping and it’s forms. Brown, Jamie. “Black Fraternities and Sororities and the History of Stepping.” associatedcontent.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2010.. Fine, Elizabeth C. Soulstepping. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois, 2003. Print. The whole book illuminated information on stepping and its’s creativity. Gladstone, Valerine. “Stepping and Stomping in an Old-Time Gospel Mood.” The New York Times 2 June 2002: 1-4. Print. “The History of Stepping.” The History of Stepping (Oct. 2010): 1-3. JSTOR. Web. 17 Oct. 2010.. Jones, Harper. “The History of Stepping Dance.” ehow.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2010.. Kriegsman, Alan M. “Tapping Into The Beats; A Cultural Mix of Percussive Movement.” The Washington Post 25 July 1988: 1-2. Print. Soulstepping: African American Step Shows. Dir. Elizabeth C Fine. 2003. U of Illinois Press. Videocassette. Documentary on stepping and irt’s form. SQUIDOO.COM. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2011.. Traiger, Lisa. “Stomp the Stage.” The New York Amsterdam News Feb. 2009: 40-41. JSTOR. Web. 15 Oct. 2010. Wikipedia.com. N.p., 24 Oct. 2010. Web. 14 Dec. 2010..

26. PICTURES Arkworld. Uhh...Jessie ! 27 Oct. 2007. Flickr. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2011.. Black History Album. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority ca. 1930s. September 6, 2008. Flickr. Web. 19 Jan. 2011.. Chong, Dennis. Krumping. 19 Jan. 2008. Flickr. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2011.. Cyberimaging. ballet. 7 Mar. 2010. Flickr. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2011.. Eric Lafforgue. Chains for slaves, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Feb. 13, 2009. Flickr. Web. 19 Jan. 2011.. EspressoDOM. {FROZEN}. December 5th 2009. Flickr. Web. 19 Jan. 2011.. Georgia.g. African Drums. February 16, 2008. Flickr. Web. 19 Jan. 2011.. Greek Nation. Alpha Psi Kappa Fraternity. Feb 20th 2009. Flickr. Web. 19 Jan. 2011.. H. Lee. Deep in my heart, I love my A-Phi...... May 20, 2008. Flickr. Web. 19 Jan. 2011.. Jovisala47. Drumline. April 29, 2009. Flickr. Web. 19 Jan. 2011.. Kreativedesigner. Alpha Kappa Alpha Handbag. August 5th 2010. Flickr. Web. 19 Jan. 2011.. Lumumba, Pastiche. Spike Lee. July 11, 2009. Flickr. Web. 19 Jan. 2011.. Mommy and Daughter. 19 Jan. 2011. Personal photograph by author. Mt_martaro. Stomp The Yard. March 21, 2008. Flickr. Web. 19 Jan. 2011.. Rajv Patel. Questions. June 13, 2007. Flickr. Web. 19 Jan. 2011.. Rod Monkey. All that Jazz. December 25th 2006. Flickr. Web. 19 Jan. 2011.. Romanlily. a chronicle of obsessions. Feb. 3rd 2005. Flickr. Web. 19 Jan. 2011.. SanforaQ8. FIFA WORLD CUP South Africa 2010. June 10, 2010. FlickrCC. Web. 19 Jan. 2011.. Starmakerphotos. APA Couple. November 9th 2008. Flickr. Web. 19 Jan. 2011.. UIttech, Daniel. Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity perform. N.d. University of Western-Madison News. N.p., 4 Oct. 2005. Web. 19 Oct. 2010.. 2nd photograph, from any source. Willamor Media. Charlotte MLK Day Parade. 17 Jan. 2007. Flickr. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2010.. An image of steppers performing on MLK day.