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Update 3/20/2010: Click here to read about the Atlanta finals!
Have you seen the commercials about the Sprite Step Off, one of the self-proclaimed largest step show tournaments in history? I can’t lie. I cheered when I received notice from Sprite that I got admission into this event. Watching step competitions was one of my favorite things to do after I transferred from Northern Michigan University to my alma mater Lincoln University.
Step shows were events that excited me since my elementary school days running home to see “A Different World,” and it never wore off even through college–although I wasn’t interested in pledging. But I sure do remember applauding for Freddie Brooks when she finally learned to step like Whitley Gilbert and watching Jaleesa Vinson represent for Gilbert Hall.
I first heard about the Sprite Step Off while interviewing marketing company Commonground’s owners Ahmad Islam and Sherman Wright.
And when I saw the opening promo video on the Sprite Step Off Web site, I remembered all of my college days and even a couple of recent Greek events like the Delta Sigma Theta Nonviolence Event and Crossed the Play. It’s a mix of the energy, the body music and the aggression that makes me love stepping so much. If you’ve never been to a Greek step show before, I’d check this one out.
The Sprite Step Off will be on Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Regal Theater. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the regional step competition starts at 7 p.m.
There will be live performances with Mr. “How Low” or as you may know him, Ludacris. Wale will also be performing. Another event for the night includes the McDonald’s Flavor Battle, which is a DJ competition with three different deejays.
For information on where to buy tickets, the cost and a special promo code for $5 off the ticket entrance fee, click here.
Special thank you to 360i and FoxBrownFox PR for the updated information.
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