Step Afrika’s highly interactive performance for students highlights the rhythm, physicality, and history of stepping, and culminates in a group activity where students can join the performance. The program shares the ties between stepping, college life, and academic achievement. It introduces the concepts of teamwork, discipline, and commitment. Performers incorporate world traditions, demonstrated through the lively South African gumboot dance. Students enjoy learning basic step choreography and discover how dance brings people and cultures together.

Curriculum Connection: Math, English, History, Geography