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Dear Club Geographers: Please see the cultural opportunity below. DA Derek H. Alderman, PhD Professor & Head Department of Geography University of Tennessee ________________________________ From: Sean Wright [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2013 3:19 PM Subject: Step Afrika! The University of Tennessee Cultural Attractions Committee, the University of Tennessee International House, and the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity are proud to present Step Afrika! on Wednesday, January 30th, at 7:30 PM at the Bijou Theatre. Step Afrika! is the first professional company in the world dedicated to the tradition of stepping. Founded in December 1994, the company is celebrated worldwide for its efforts to promote an appreciation for stepping and the dance tradition’s use as an educational tool for young people. Step Afrika! reaches tens of thousands of Americans each year and has performed on many stages in North & South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. Based in Washington, DC, Step Afrika! is DC’s first and only Cultural Ambassador representing the city and nation at events around the world. The company completes an annual 50-city tour of colleges and theaters from Maine to Mississippi and is a national model for the use of stepping in education, espousing themes such as teamwork, academic achievement and cross-cultural understanding. Step Afrika! is a frequent partner of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Washington Performing Arts Society and has graced some of America’s most prestigious stages from the White House to the Lincoln Center in New York City. The Washington Post has described Step Afrika! as “elevating stepping, a casual form of tap dancing that has long been popular at historically black colleges, from a campus contest to performance art.” Tickets will be free for current UT students, $10 for UT faculty and staff, and $15 for the general public. For more information or to arrange disability accommodations please contact the Office of Student Activities at 865-974-5455<tel:865-974-5455>. -- Sean M. Wright University of Tennessee Press Secretary, Cultural Attractions Committee 615-506-5156 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To review the archives of CLUBGGY or Join/Leave the list go to: http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/clubggy.html