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History of Step

What is Stepping?

What is Step?

Stepping or step dancing is “a percussive dance in which the participant’s body is used to produce complex rhythms and sounds through a mixture of footsteps, spoken word, and hand-claps,” writes the African American Registry.

Step has its origins in Africa, as dancing has been a large part of traditional African culture for centuries.

Calling Step a "bizarre silent dance without music" has to be one of the wilder antiblack racist descriptions I've ever heard of stepping lmao. Anyway if you see the video, it's step!!! They're stepping!! It's a Black American form of dance!!

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This week on Runaway to the Stars.  Catch up with pages on runawaytothestars.com! Read ahead on Patreon!

#rtts

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you are my lucky star

#alien movie

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found a dude who does VR cruisin and boozin and im IN LOVE

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#birds

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#fallout

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Some outfit studies for the little rascal. >:) [Joe Piccoli belongs to @fireflywritesgt. I'm just a humble fan!]

#other's ocs #joe piccoli!!! 🗣️🗣️🗣️ #i love him...love these such good designs

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[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195289319] Pygmy Falcon || Polihierax semitorquatus Observed in South Africa Least Concern in location of observation

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[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/181135859] Osprey || Pandion haliaetus Observed in United States Vulnerable in location of observation

FOUR entire fish!

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Some Beautiful Brandt Cormorants during breeding season. I love these blue patches they get! Their eyes are so magical. Free to use, just link back to this post when you do!

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[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/185209922] Harris' Hawk || Parabuteo unicinctus Observed in United States Least Concern in location of observation

#birds #omg #fav

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Was messing around on Birds of the World earlier and came across my new obsession

Smugness written all over his inaccessible little face

Where might he be found you ask?

Here

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Here, on Inaccessible Island (where I will be posting from here on out)

Also found in this remote location…

The Inaccessible Island Rail

Known for being the smallest flightless bird in the world, this Rail possesses the souls of anyone that actually accesses the island

#birds

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a post-doc was doing a guest seminar at my institute and at the beginning of his presentation he was explaining why he chose birds for his evolutionary analysis - so he said "well first of all, because birds are the best and most interesting animals and it's fun to study them" and a few professors in the room gave him a very serious nod

#birds #nods along

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Unmute !

#reptiles

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Always sad to see a wild animal's historic range vs current. Especially how much of the decline also correlates with colonization esp with African and American wildlife.