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Step Afrika!

Step Afrika!’s signature performance shares the step tradition of audience participation and closes with a complex, polyrhythmic percussive symphony that brings audiences to their feet.

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Step Afrika!'s 30th Anniversary Timeline

Step with us through 30 years of heart-pulsing performances and award-winning arts education programs across the globe.

Step Afrika!'s 30th Anniversary Gala

Step Afrika!’s 30th Anniversary Gala will take place June 4, 2024 at Arena Stage. Sponsorship of the 30th Anniversary Gala will support Step Afrika!’s two-week tour of South Africa in August 2024.

Upcoming Performances

News

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Summer Steps with Step Afrika!

Join us in celebrating the return of Summer Steps with Step Afrika!, a "Best Summer Camp" Finalist with Washington City Paper! REGISTRATION IS LIVE.

The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence

Step Afrika!’s signature work The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence returns June 7, 2024 – July 14, 2024 to Arena Stage in Washington, DC!

Meet our Artists

Artists

Step Afrika! employs 17 full-time dancers, many of who have attended Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and are members of Historically Black Greek Fraternities and Sororities.

Upcoming Performances

Miami University (Hamilton, OH)

1601 University Blvd., Hamilton, OH 45011

Step Afrika! 101April 13, 2024 6:00pm

Emory and Henry College (Emory, VA)

30461 Garnand Dr Emory, VA 24327

Step Afrika! 101April 15, 2024 7:00pm

Concord University (Athens, WV)

1000 Vermillion St, Athens, WV 24712

Step Afrika! 101April 16, 2024 7:00pm

Knight Theater

430 South Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Step Afrika! at the Levine Center for the Arts (Charlotte, NC)April 16, 2024 7:30pm

Wortham Center for the Performing Arts

18 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801

Step Afrika! at the Wortham Center (Asheville, NC)April 19, 2024 7:00pm

Step Afrika! at the Wortham Center (Asheville, NC)April 20, 2024 7:00pm

The Grand Opera House

651 Mulberry St, Macon, GA 31201

Step Afrika! at The Grand Opera House (Macon, GA)April 22, 2024 7:30pm

Weinberg Center for the Arts

20 W Patrick St, Frederick, MD 21701

Step Afrika! at the Weinberg Center for the Arts (Frederick, MD)April 26, 2024 8:00pm

Count Basie Center for the Arts

99 Monmouth Street Red Bank, NJ 07701

Step Afrika! at the Count Basie Center for the Arts (Red Bank, NJ)April 28, 2024 7:00pm

Arena Stage

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, 6th Street Southwest, Washington, DC, USA

The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence at Arena Stage (Washington, D.C.)June 7, 2024 8:00pm

The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence at Arena Stage (Washington, D.C.)June 8, 2024 2:00pm

The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence at Arena Stage (Washington, D.C.)June 8, 2024 8:00pm