Step Afrika is the first professional company in the world dedicated to the tradition of stepping. Founded in December 1994, the company is critically-acclaimed for its efforts to promote an understanding of and appreciation for stepping and the dance tradition's use as an educational tool for young people worldwide. Step Afrika reaches tens of thousands of Americans each year and has performed on many stages in North & South America, Europe, Africa and the Caribbean.

Based in Washington, DC, the company has been featured on CNN, BET, PBS & NPR as well as numerous books, documentaries and articles that seek to explore the tradition of stepping. Step Afrika serves as a cultural ambassador for the United States, representing the nation at events around the world through special invitations from American embassies. Its signature event, the annual Step Afrika International Cultural Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa, is the fruit of a ten-year collaboration with the Soweto Dance Theatre that unites artists from around the world in dialogue and dance performance

Step Afrika completes an annual 50-city tour of American colleges and universities from Maine to Mississippi. The company is a model for the use of stepping in educational settings, espousing themes such as teamwork, academic achievement and cross-cultural understanding. Step Afrika frequently conducts residencies, master classes and in-school performances for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Washington Performing Arts Society, the Smithsonian Institution and in schools and community-based organizations around the world.

As a 501 (c) (3) organization, Step Afrika is grateful for the financial support and guidance it has received over the years. Support has come from the DC Commission on Arts & Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, the National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise, the Fund for US Artists at International Festivals and Exhibitions/Arts International, the Flashpoint Arts Incubator, Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts and many other generous donors.