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  • Meet the Taratibu Youth Association Steppers

    The Taratibu Youth Association Steppers, a dance company composed of twenty-one young women, create powerful rhythms with their precise footwork based in traditional African dance and contemporary military drill movements.

    The Taratibu Youth Association creates a space for young performers interested in African and African American culture and history.

    Filmed: Michael Headley, Jamal Toye, Abby Sternberg, Kelsey Michael, Shaun Weber, John Wetmore, Priscilla Hintz, and Rachel Cain
    Edited: Marianne Hill


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