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Transcription: [00:25:55]
{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
Uh the question was 'When do we actually think stepping began?' And I will let one of my brothers tell you- Jeff?

{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
[00:26:04]
[[Laughter]] Stepping is a form of African dance, okay um, we are all students of university [[??]] where we have a diverse crowd of people.
[00:26:15]
I have been approached several times by people from other countries and nationalities and ask me 'What is that dance you do? That is something similar to what we do at home.' And so stepping is a form of African Dance.

{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
[00:26:30]
We have a few steps that tell you
[[singing/chanting]]
Step and start in Africa and they called it dance.
But this step we do, will make you move, put you in a trance.
The step to the side and you should see just who we be - for were the bad bo brothers [[??]] of g phi g.

[00:26:43]
{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
See stepping is a form of African dance. We have changed it just a little bit, but it is still very similar.

{SPEAKER name="Speaker 3"}
[00:26:51]
Might I add before we go in there, that a couple of things that they do with their hands, this is a remaking of something. During the slave celebrations the most popular dance was something called "Patting Juba"

{SPEAKER name="Speaker 3"}
[00:27:08]
It was "Juba this" and "Juba that" and "Juba stole my little chat." The patting of the thighs or the chest and then of course no black youngster or self respecting youngster would grow up no knowing how to pat Hambone [[??]] -

{SPEAKER name="Speaker 3"}
[00:27:25]
[[Singing]]Hambone, Hambone where you been, round the world I'm going again.

{SPEAKER name="Speaker 3"}
[00:27:29]
This sort of thing here you know, could someone give a Hand Bone? Does someone here?

{SPEAKER name="Speaker 4"}
[00:27:36]
Alight I am gonna do a little something I remember from my childhood. Its not very complex, but here we go.

{SPEAKER name="Speaker 4"}
[00:27:41]
[[Singing]] Ham o' ham o' of have you heard. [[Pause]]
Papa gonna buy you a mocking bird. [[Pause]]
If that mocking bird don't sing. [[Pause]]
Papa gonna buy you a diamond ring. [[Pause]]
If that diamond ring don't shine. [[Pause]]
Papa gonna buy you a bottle of wine. [[Pause]]
If that bottle of wine get broke. [[Pause]]
Papa gonna take it back to the store. [[Pause]]
If that store man tell a lie. [[Pause]]
Papa gonna punch him dead in the eye.[[Pause]]

{SPEAKER name="Speaker 3"} [[Cross talk]]
[00:28:18]
Papas is mean.

{SPEAKER name="Speaker 4"}
[00:28:17]
If the eye turn black and blue.
Papa gonna punch the other one too.

[[Clapping]]

{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
[00:28:25]
Alight, so you can see the variations of the building upon. Alight, so this is what a youngster would learn, at 8, 10, 11, 12 and you can see the carrot culture [[??]] [[??]]. Alight sir [[??]]

{SPEAKER name="Speaker 4"}
[00:28:41]
Oh I wasn't really gonna say too much. [[Slight chuckle]]

{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
[00:28:46]
Aw

{SPEAKER name="Jeff"}
[00:28:47]
[[Laughing]] Come on now

{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
[00:28:48]
Uh any more questions out there? I think I saw a couple more hands, out in the audience? [[Pause]] Feet, raise your feet? Wiggle your ears.

{SPEAKER name="Speaker 5"}
[00:28:57]
Does anyone want to know what this is over here?

Transcription Notes:
Group answers questions on stepping and African culture