The premiere of virtual ‘Step Afrika!’s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show’ premieres, earning more than 19,000 views

This presentation of the virtual Step Afrika!’s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show originally aired on December 16, 2020. Recognizing the challenges faced by so many families due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Step Afrika! offered this year’s holiday show free of charge.

As the world’s first holiday show highlighting the African American tradition of stepping, the Magical Musical Holiday Step Show is a feast for the eyes and ears. Fabulous and furry friends from the Arctic Kingdom – Popper the Penguin along with polar bear Polo, ensure a fun and exciting experience for the entire family!

Step Afrika!’s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show was recorded live at the Hylton Performing Arts Center and made possible in part due to Step Afrika!’s Virtual Artist-in-Residence with George Mason University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts during the 2020-2021 season. Step Afrika! partnered in a variety of ways throughout the 2020-2021 academic year with Mason’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, the Center for the Arts, and the Hylton Performing Arts Center to create opportunities for artistic exchanges in the classroom and for the greater community.

Special thanks to this project’s lead sponsor, The Menkiti Group. Additional sponsorship support was provided by DC Lottery, Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation and The Spera Group at TTR Sotheby’s International Realty. Step Afrika! extends deep gratitude to Events DC and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities for general operating support.