Jennifer Uharriet earned a master’s degree in public administration from Brigham Young University after completing her undergraduate degree there in both dance and international studies. She now works as a budget analyst for the State of Arizona.
Jennifer Uharriet
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From gumboots and Greek letters
It has been argued that African and African American contributions to the arts in the US have been so well ignored their African roots have been invisibilised. Growing out of African American fraternities, stepping seems to be facing a similar fate as its popularity increases. This paper is designed to raise awareness not only of stepping as an innovative dance form that is growing tremendously, but more importantly, to highlight its African American heritage that may be disregarded as stepping moves to the global stage. This paper will also illustrate how dancers inside and outside of black Greek organisations can combat the invisibilisation of stepping’s cultural heritage by teaching others about the legacy of stepping while sharing with them the innate excitement of the dance form.