WMU fraternity to perform with Step Afrika

KALAMAZOO—Step Afrika, a professional dance company dedicated to the tradition of stepping, will bring its show to Western Michigan University at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Miller Auditorium. Tickets are $1 for students with a valid Bronco Card and $25 for the public, and are available at millerauditorium.com.

Phi Beta Sigma, winners of the National Pan-Hellenic Council Marchdown that was held in October, will be opening for Step Afrika.

Step Afrika

According to its website, Step Afrika is the first professional dance company in the world dedicated to the tradition of stepping, an American dance tradition in which the body is used as an instrument to create rhythms and sounds through a combination of footsteps, claps and spoken word. Step Afrika! is admired worldwide for its efforts to promote an understanding of and appreciation for the tradition’s use as an educational tool for young people worldwide.

The show is sponsored by Miller Auditorium, the Campus Activities Board, and the National Pan-Hellenic Council.

For more information, contact Nick Spaleny at cab-president@wmich.edu.