by Victor A. James Sr. | Nov 28, 2018 | Blog, Chicago 2 step, Couple's Dancing, Entertainment, exercise, Fitness, healthy living, Lifestyle, Smooth Jazz & R&B, Smooth Steppin, Smooth Steppin, Steppin Dance, Swing with Soul, Uncategorized, Urban Dance
At one point in my tenure as an urban dancer, I almost lost myself. I almost lost the friendship of those who really cared about me and I almost walked away from dancing completely. It doesn’t seem like it was that long ago and the experience is still fresh in my...
by Victor A. James Sr. | Mar 22, 2018 | Blog, Chicago 2 step, Couple's Dancing, Entertainment, exercise, Fitness, healthy living, Lifestyle, Smooth Jazz & R&B, Smooth Steppin, Smooth Steppin, Steppin Dance, Swing with Soul, Uncategorized, Urban Dance
This blog post is motivated by a recent encounter during a private lesson with one of my students. I was covering the basic fundamentals moves that I taught in my public class for years. I’ve been working with this student for about three weeks now, emphasizing the...
by Victor A. James Sr. | Jan 9, 2018 | Blog, Chicago 2 step, Couple's Dancing, Entertainment, exercise, Fitness, healthy living, Lifestyle, Smooth Jazz & R&B, Smooth Steppin, Smooth Steppin, Steppin Dance, Swing with Soul, Uncategorized, Urban Dance
A couple of weeks ago, practically out of the blue, I received a text message from one of my former gentlemen out-of-town students. In the message he gave me New Year’s greetings and expressed “how it’s such an honor to know you as a brother, teacher and friend”. He...
by Victor A. James Sr. | Nov 1, 2014 | Blog, Couple's Dancing, exercise, healthy living, Smooth Steppin, Swing with Soul, Uncategorized, Urban Dance
A Male Stepper’s Perspective: Should a Woman Ask a Man To Dance? This topic was discussed widely on the Facebook page of one of the promoters in the Steppin’ community, which was geared more towards female steppers, and males were encouraged to participate in the...