The Unseen Story: How Stepping Transformed Chicago Culture

[@pockahantiss]

✊🏾❤️✊🏾💚✊🏾🖤My mom is an “OG stepper” From Ida B. Wells, she’d tell me stories of the field house stepping all the time! Rest well George Macaroni!💯✊🏾🖤✊🏾💚✊🏾❤️

[@vashtikelly6837]

agree gary ind in the house,

[@vashtikelly6837]

CONTINUE TO STEP IN THE NAME OF LOVE EVERYBODY!!!!!

[@krystaleve10]

I swear if this ain’t Chicago I don’t know what is! Steppin is a way of life! I listen to Sam every weekend on 95.1 the Heartbeat of SOUL!! LOOOOVE MY CITY! ❤❤❤❤

[@sherricason1548]

Sam!!!!

[@onekkimontrea6794]

The Greatest Stepper of All Time. OG, The Goat, The Best💯 Salute Taboo

[@janetcollins6078]

Thank you, Taboo. I really enjoy ed hearing the history of Stepping. I have been stepping since the age of 14. I totally agree that Stepping has a certain flow. I still step at the age of 68. . I thank God for blessing me with mobility.

[@terucks]

Love hearing these old Chicago stories!!!

[@lakeishag5023]

Excellent commentary taboo, you are indeed one of the greatest and my uncle, the Godfather of Stepping.. Sam Chatman ❤❤

[@BernardTyler-ce6mp]

I always connected with the Chi for some reason n never been. But everyone i met from the Chi i connected with. Salute to the windy city!!!

[@hraddle50]

Steppin Is More Than Just A Dance, It's A Way Of Life😉 Bar Hoppping,Steppin All Night. Old School,Best Days,Different Times,Tailored Fashion,Great Vibes!! Much Love❤

[@shirls15a]

Hey my friend, this is a very nice interview telling it like it is and was ❤❤😊

[@robertjoelscott1]

He’s right, Steppin or then Boppin gave you a safe passage thru various neighborhoods throughout Chicagoland. If people didn’t know you personally they knew of you. Great documentary ❤

[@LuvNatTurner]

Thank you for the steppin history lesson. I’ve heard the history before but…YOU? Taboo, you put an entirely different emphasis on the origin, the culture, the atmosphere. For those of us not from Chicago; you eloquently placed us in the center of thangs! Wow!

[@Djsertraline]

This was great! Thank you!

[@juicymomma34]

Our city our dance our way of life!! Let’s go to work Steppers

[@starbright1]

Thank You TaBoo! Always enjoy watching you! So talented! Get it out there to the young people!🥰

[@NDIGOGumbo-2024]

Thanks so much

[@Ms.Tee65]

I enjoyed the history and one day I will take lessons on stepping.

[@doloresbeauchamp3484]

So Taboo did you ever hit the Peps 47th Calumet you had to be 15 to get in. Then the closer to 21 I was hitting Budland on 64th Cottage & Grove the list goes on Steppin to me was like breathing I was basically a free styler cause duds taught me to step . I remember the Keymans out West whenit was time to go home I put on my jimmies so I could move cause I was South sider I wanted be far away for the fights broke out😂 you right Stephen is like makin love I thought I was the only one that thought like that .I miss a lot of my partners like Charlie Green RIP. Enjoyed your documentary Keep on Steppin Keep on 🚛 🚒 Truckin🎶🎼

[@yvonneoby5026]

I remember Budland and Eries back in the day!!!!

[@deepDarrkdeepDarrk]

I love the culture! 🖤

[@randipayton2152]

Calvin started the first Chicago Steppin class in D.C., where he lived for many years and studied D.C. hand dance. He incorporated the fast paced steps and turns into steppin, which also helped to transform steppin.

[@CalvinJarrett-dv8fw]

Thanks for sharing that knowledge Randi Friends for Life I enjoyed watching you handdancers. It made stay in Maryland/DC very enjoyable Calvin

[@KimmieB1993]

This is great history lesson. This is beautiful. Taboo mentioned a man named Slim and I am wondering who this is?

[@anitaalexander4512]

You got it Taboo❤❤

[@eEdJones]

A jewel, you dig!

[@yvonneoby5026]

I was a Bopper that converted to Steppin. I think it's a classic dance and black people have IT DOWN to a science . HO Chi

[@Mike-cq5ex]

You can include Ray Smith from the P.C.'s in the mix with Romeo.

[@MrRe59]

Taboo that what it was if you where not suited and Boot it you might not get a dance that night unless one of the ladies new you 😅😅

[@Bluediamond55726]

Men do not step with other men. Men step with women. I have never seen 2 Men step together. What kind of nonsense is this?

[@Alisa-b4u]

What’s wrong with you

[@Bluediamond55726]

@@Alisa-b4u what do you mean?

[@onekkimontrea6794]

Go do your history! That's where it started from. You must not be from Chicago

[@goblack6770]

@@onekkimontrea6794Y’all can keep that…men twirling each other around by the hand seem rather suspect. It doesn’t give masculine energy.

[@doloresbeauchamp3484]

You ain't from Chicago you know nothing about the bop step culture. Ain't nothing suspicious about 2 dudes doin a dance they started it and we picked up and they was doin that in the 60s I started stepping at 13-14 and I'm 76 yrs young now and still step .Pull your mind out the gutter you ain't to uptight are you🤔😏