FRATERNITY / SORORITY STEP, STROLL & RELATED VIDEOS

This page provides selected examples of videos of fraternity & sorority step shows and/or strolls (party walks). Videos of community step teams, high school step teams, the US Army step team* and other step organizations will also be featured on this page.

* Yes, the United States Army has a step team. And IMO they are bad! (with "bad" here meaning very good).

Videos on this page are presented for cultural, educational, folkoric, historical purposes, as well as for enjoyment. These videos are not necessarily the best examples of step videos on YouTube. I welcome suggestions from visitors to this website of YouTube videos that could be posted on this page. Send video links to cocojams17@yahoo.com. Your email address will never be shared or posted.

Videos are posted in alphabetical order according to the organizations's name.
New videos will be added periodically, and may replace previously posted videos.

All of these videos are from http://www.youtube.com/ . Be aware that the viewer comment sections for these videos which can be read through the links provided may contain comments that don't meet the standards of Cocojams.com. None of the comments from those comment threads will be included on this page.

Because of the very close similarities in their performance styles, I've also included videos on this page of South African Gumboot dancing, Samoan Fa'ataupati (slap dancing), and German (Bavarian) & Austrian Schuhplattling dancing. I've also included videos of New Zealand Haka performed by Maoris and by the All Blacks, the New Zealand ruby union athletic team. [My thanks to Anne Kennedy Truscott for pointing out the similarities between haka and these other body slapping traditions].

Certain movements of the South African boot dance, the Samoan slap dance, the Bavarian (German), and Austrian slap dancing and the New Zealand haka are very similar to the form of percussive musical accompaniment called "pattin juba". "Pattin Juba" is a term for the rhythmical chest patting, and thigh patting movements that were performed as musical accompaniment by 19th century (and perhaps earlier) African Americans. A man or a woman would pat juba along with or in the absence of musical instruments such as the fiddle and "bones". Some Greek lettered and other groups' steppin routines include pattin juba movements.

The origins of these movement forms are beyond the scope of this page. However, some information & opinions about this topic are presented on Cocojams' sister website Jambalayah at http://www.jambalayah.com/node/372 "Body Patting & Foot Stomping Dances".

Other videos of movement forms worldwide that are similar to steppin may be added to this page. I encourage Cocojams visitors who are aware of such videos to send that information to me at cocojams17@yahoo.com.

FRATERNITY/SORORITY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS' STEP & STROLL VIDEOS

Alpha Kappa Alpha, 2010 Sprite Stepoff 2 of 5

Posted by krazylikethatglue
February 21, 2010

"(part 2 of 5) The Sprite Stepoff 2010 was held at the Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta Ga..and it was CRAAAAAZY! These AKAs represent Indiana University (Tau Chapter) "

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Editor: This step team went on to be awarded the 2nd prize in the National Sprite Step-Off competition. A predominately White step team, Zeta Tau Alpha, was declared the 1st place winners. There was A LOT of uproar about this decision. A few days after that competition, Coca Cola (owners of Sprite) announced that there had been a voting discrepancy, and awarded a tie 1st place win to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and to Zeta Tau Alpha. Both sororities received a $100.000 scholarship prize.

A video of the Zeta Tau Alpha routine for the national Sprite Step Off is posted below. Also for those who may be interested in reading an online article and comments.(including two comments that I posted) about the controversial Sprite Step-off event, click this link
http://www.racialicious.com/2010/03/05/white-sorority-wins-major-step-co...

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Alpha Kappa Alpha 1st Place Winners for Chicago Sprite Step Off

Editor: This is a video of the routine that theTau chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha. Inc did at their regional competition. Because the video of the national routine available isn't that good, I'm including a video below of that regional performance.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Stroll

Posted by Latisha1903
April 19, 2006

"Zeta Gamma Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc Prairie View A&M University"

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Alpha Phi Alpha Steps

Posted by lambda6
November 02, 2006

"DI Step Show"

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Alpha Phi Alpha (Central State University)

Posted by gowherehiphop
January 30, 2010

"1st Place Winners for Chicago Sprite Step Off"

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Alpha Phi Alpha Stroll

Posted by ironLion26
September 01, 2009

"2009 Divine 9 Cookout Hartford CT Stroll Comp Champs"

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Battle of Troy (mulitple Latino Greek Organizations)

Posted by ejia24
November 13, 2007

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Black Ice Step Team

Posted by infamousash22
May 07, 2007

"Black Ice Step Team at CNR Strawberry Festival 2007"

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Community Co-Ed Step Team

Posted by clonebob
April 08, 2006

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The Tau Eta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc @ Brenau University's Winter Weekend Greek Sing

Posted by BaDST07
February 08, 2008

"I love my DST!!!"

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Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. (Step Show Meharry Deltas 2006)

Posted by Gkbmoney
May 03, 2006

"Deltas of Meharry Steppin at Family and Friends Weekend 4/2006. This is only the 1st half of their performance. "

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NC A&T SU DELTA SIGMA THETA SWAG SURF STROLL

Posted by PookieMMouse
May 18, 2009

"The Devastating Divas of the Alpha Mu Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc."

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The Greek Anthem Video "Get Ya Stroll On" [Multple Black Greek Lettered Fraternities & Sororities]

Posted by SUEDENUPE
September 20, 2006

"This video is dedicated to all my fellow Greeks. Big shout out to my brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi !!!Yooo Baby Yooo Baby Yooo!!!

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CSU Step Show: Iota Phi Theta [Iota Phi Theta, Inc]

CSU Step Show: Iota Phi Theta [Iota Phi Theta, Inc]

Posted by poeticthugbcc
March 12, 2009

"These Boys Killed the show"

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Iota Phi Theta, Inc, (Stepping Owt Founder's Day Show)

Posted by DiegoAngarita85
September 22, 2008

"Founder's Day Show Beta Beta Chapter UMASS Amherst Summer 08 line"

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Kappa Alpha Psi (Fall 04 GSU)

Posted by fact12
September 11, 2007

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Kappa Theta chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi at AKA Stroll Off

Posted by icecoldE
May 15, 2007

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Kappa Kappa Psi - Prarie View - Step Show

dbmeagle
April 21, 2008

"The brothers of KKY did a stepped for us at the SWD convetion talent show 2008. Great Job Brothers!!!! "

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Grambling State Kappa Kappa Psi

Posted by Superfoot
April 20, 2008

"Gramblings State's band fraternity performs at University of Arkansas Pine Bluff's band fraternity talent show in February of 1992"

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Lambda Sigma Upsilon

Posted by ElAtrev1doLSU
September 25, 2006

"Lambda Sigma Upsilon's winning stroll against Alpha Phi Alpha at the 2006 LatinosStep competition at Hunter College "

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Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. [Latino fraternity]

Posted by jeanie716
May 26, 2009

"Performing at SBU Tripple "S" Competition "

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MALIK Fraternity Inc. (JEEM Kingdom)

Posted by milkman1643
October 21, 2007

Editor: MALIK (Manhood Achievement Leadership Integrity and Knowledge)is a Latino/African American fraternity founded in 1977, ]
information source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuseloMcBzo&feature=related
"What is Malik"?

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MALIK Strolling at Ramapo College

Posted by milkman1643
December 04, 2006

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Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Detroitbanger22
December 01, 2007

"Bruhz from Nu Sigma, Sigma, Phi Zeta, and Upsilon Iota Iota in the Zeta Phi beta step show. This is may be the greatest six man show ever. They receive all 5 out of 5. But one frat gave them ones. Guess which frat was it? "

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Omega Psi Phi Step Show

Posted by 1BLAZE954
November 12, 2006

"Omega Psi Phi district Meeting Step Show"

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Omega Psi Phi Stroll

Posted by Latisha1903
April 19, 2006

"Rho Theta Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Inc. Prairie View A&M University"

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Phi Beta Sigma NYC Step Team on Stomp

Posted by vonboogen
January 10, 2009

"Phi Beta Sigma NYC Step Team on [the television show] Stomp

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Phi Beta Sigma Killing It at The NPHC Stroll-Off (Epsilon Iota Chapter)

Posted by fdhobson
April 25, 2009

"Even though we lost the Lil'500 Stepshow Competition By 7 POINTS... My frat still showed up and KILLED the Stroll-Off Competition"

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Phi Beta Sigma Killing It at The NPHC Stroll-Off (Epsilon Iota Chapter)

Posted by aarongmiller
April 06, 2009

"University of Michigan NPHC Step Show: Daize of Kaos
April 3, 2009"

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Sigma Gamma Rho SGRho @Atlanta Greek Picnic 2008 Stroll Off

Posted by BlackGreekParaCom
June 23, 2008

"Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. June 21, 2008 - Morris Brown

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
June 21, 2008 - Morris Brown"

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Steppin' -folkstream.net documentary

Posted by folkstreamer
August 02, 2007
"The "Step Show" -- an exciting dance style popular today among black fraternities and sororities. In addition to many rousing, crowd-pleasing performances, the program examines the cultural roots of steppin' in African dancing, military marching and hip-hop music, and discusses its contemporary social significance on college campuses"

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UAB Gospel Choir Step Team

Posted by kevinpaulturner
January 05, 2008

"UAB Gospel Choir Step Team performs at live recording @ the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center on the campus of the Univ of Alabama-Birmingham. Kevin Turner, Director."

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United States Army Elite Step Team @ Essence Festival (New Orleans, LA)

Posted by phillykappa99
June 08, 2009

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United States Army Elite Step Team @ Morehouse Homecoming

Posted by JayrW24
October 25, 2007

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Zeta Phi Beta, Inc.

Posted by vandalism2k5
October 04, 2006

"Zeta meet the greeks"

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Zeta Phi Beta @ Atlanta, Georgia Greek Picnic 2008 Stroll-Off

Posted by
broohahaman
June 22, 2008

"Metro ATL Zeta Phi Beta strolls "

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Zeta Tau Alpha @ Sprite Step- Offf, 2010

Posted by trillpromo
February 22, 2010

"WINNERS of the SPRITE Step Off Dance Competition in Atlanta"

"The Zeta Tau Alpha girls from the University of Arkansas took home the $100k scholarship from SPRITE for winning the Step Off Dance Competition Finale in Atlanta."

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Editor: There was A LOT of uproar about this decision. A few days after that competition, Coca Cola (owners of Sprite )announced that there had been a voting discrepancy, and awarded a tie 1st place win to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and to Zeta Tau Alpha. Both sororities received a $100.000 scholarship prize. The video for Alpha Kappa Alpha's performance in this competition is posted above.

RELATED HAND CLAPPING VIDEO

Gamma Phi Beta Sorority -"Flip Flop"

Posted by Laninka
November 16, 2008

"Chico Gamma Phi Beta Alumnae do Flip Flop at the 20th anniversary celebration of G Phi at Chico State University!"

Editor:
Visit http://www.cocojams.com/content/fraternity-and-sorority-chants to read the lyrics to a version of this song. Here are instructions for how to do the "Flip Flop" that were posted along with those lyrics:

"To start, you put your right hand on top of the other person's left, and you left under the other person's right. The easiest way to remember the motions to flip flop is to remember that everything is in threes....you rock your arms side to side three times (right, left, right) and you slap (hit the other people's hands) three times before you flip. The only other directions are to clap, which is obvious as to what you have to do, and flip which just means that you go from having your right hand on top to the bottom and your left hand from the bottom on the top, or vice versa. So here goes...

"We" right, "are" left, "the" right

"Gam" slap, "ma" clap, "Phi" slap, "Bet" clap, "as" slap

"we'd" flip, "like" clap, "to" slap, "tell" clap, "you" slap

"we" flip, "are" clap, "so" slap, "glad" clap, "you're" slap, "here" flip

"we're" right, "sis" left, "ters" right

"ev" slap, "v" clap, "er" slap, "true" clap, "flip" slap, "flop" flip

"sis" right, "ters" left, "for" right

"me" slap, "and" clap, "for" slap, "you" clap, "flip" slap, "flop" flip

"we're" right, "glad" left, "we've" right

"ha" slap, "ad" clap, "this" slap, "chance" clap, "flip" slap, "flop" flip

"to" right, "wel" left, "come" right, "you" left

"Gam" slap, "ma" clap, "Phi" slap, "Bet" clap, "a" slap

"girls" flip, "whoo" high five both sides "
-nyrdrms (Virginia; 8/28/2002) on this Greekchat thread: http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:418nXKjkvrEJ:www.greekchat.com/gcfo...

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This handclapping routine is spmewhat similar to the hand movements that are accompany the lightly competitive children's (and teens'/adults') rhyme "Down By The Banks Of The Hanky Panky" and is iexactly the same as a children's rhyme routine that I made up for the Alafia Children's Ensemble group that I founded in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in 1997 without my knowing about this "flip flop" routine (Sorry, I don't have any video of this children's group). However, visit http://www.cocojams.com/content/handclap-jump-rope-and-elastics-rhymes to see videos of "Down By The Banks Of The Hanky Panky". And to confirm that this routine is also done to some children's rhymes, here's a comment about the flip flop from this chant forum:

"Ok..I watched the flip flop. We did that...at Brentwood Elementary school in the early 60s! At that time it was done with two girls and obviously, different lyrics. It started with, "The space of two lips together..." Yes, despite (my) age I remember the whole thing, including lyrics. My daughters, when they were in elementary school (not far from Brentwood) did the same thing! Made me feel ancient...and great...to see this again"
-ellebud; 7/18/2009 (location Southern California). Visit http://www.cocojams.com/content/handclap-jump-rope-and-elastics-rhymes for an example of "The Space Goes Two Lips (or "Tulips) rhyme. Also visit http://www.cocojams.com/content/text-analysis-down-down-baby-movie-big for comments about "the space goes" phrase".

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OTHER FOOT STOMPING AND/OR.BODY SLAPPING VIDEOS

Gum Boot Dances (originated from South African miners)

Gum Boot Dancing~Grahamstown Festival SA 04

SteeldrumTrust
May 31, 2008

"Boot Dance at Grahamstown Festival 2004. From South Africa by an unknown troupe, probably from a mining township. If any viewers can help us identify this troupe please post here. "

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Gumboot Dancers in Cape Town

simonleher
July 27, 2007

Filmed in Cape Town January 2007, these Gumboot Dancers were brilliant!

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UMOJA 'The South African Hit Musical'

cityprod
March 02, 2008
gumboots dance story

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Gum Boot Dancers
apece
January 14, 2008

South African Boys Dance Troupe

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South African Boot Slappers

Outhouse48
May 28, 2008

"South African Boot Slappers in a small village".

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Haka ,orignated with Maoris (New Zealand)

Posted by smpwxc
August 19, 2007

"This is an excerpt from a 55 min documentary we have shot for PBS. For nearly 50,000 years, dances and songs have been an expression of Pacific Islanders' origins, their journeys, their struggles - their very existence. These are their dance stories. The program journeys to five cultures: Maori (New Zealand), Samoan, Palauan, Chamorro (Guam), Kanak (New Caledonia),"

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