Chistepper.com is dedicated to both recording and preserving the history of the amazing dance that we refer to as "Chicago Steppin'." The World's Largest Steppers Contest is the most popular and longest running annual dance competition dedicated to the art of Steppin'. We found it appropriate to create a document that records a history of results for this magnificient competition and concommitantly acknowledge those partcipants who have made their mark in Steppin' history by winning, in some form or another, a portion of this prestigious Steppers title.
This project will be updated continuously, with your help, to reflect the most accurate recording of the final results possible. Chistepper.com has recorded the results of this contest semi-consistently since 2005. Contest results prior to this time where gathered from archival contest footage and from the actual contestants that participated. There are a number of blanks that still need to be filled in, and Chistepper.com has a special order on some of Steppin's earlier contests to help fill in all of those blanks as well.
Pay attention to contest prize money, sponsorship when available (coming down the road), and age category considerations. Throughout the years, there have been many changes to the World's Largest Steppers Competition. Consequently, when new skoolers argue that they want the contest to be "like it was back in the day" they will see that there has never been a consistent format for the World's Largest Steppers Competition. The WLSC in 1994 looked a lot different than the one in 1998. In 1994, for instance, they only had two categories ... Original and Freestyle. Original had only 4 places and there were no age categories. The contest prize money totaled $22,000.
Lastly, this document was created as way to ensure that an instructor's credentials in this dance are accurate. Chistepper.com received reports that some individuals were falsifying their contest wins, because prior to this document, there was no way to determine the legitimacy of their claims. We will use these findings as the spring board for a number of comparisons and as way to establish a particular person or set of peoples dominance in the WLSC. If you can find other creative ways to analyze this document and/or you can fill in some of the blanks in this document, please do send your comments to: chistepper@yahoo.com. The WLSC Yearly Steppin' results page can be found in "Community" section of the links above.
2008 - September 20th
Beginners
1st - Jamie Graham & Teneisha Austin
Out-of-Town
1st - Drewry Alexander and Sherri Gordon
2nd - James Pacely and Lakeesha Anderson
Original 40 & Over
1st - Ken Hilliard and Yvette O'Donnell
2nd - Darren Ulmer & Tori Williams
3rd - Royce Banks & Cheryl Powe
Walkers
1st Magic Mike Thomas & Patina Wilson
Original New Skool Category
1st - Anthony "Tyk Myn" Allen and Lady Margaret Fisher
2nd - Westside Michael Bush & Alexis Bush
3rd - George "G. Porgie" and Tanya "Tee Tee" Nash
Trio
1st - Anthony "Tyk Myn" Allen, Lady Margaret Fisher, & Candace Hinton
2008 Notes
Location: Willowbrook Ballroom
DJ: Mellow Khris
Promoter: Pete Frazier (Majestic Gents)
Sponsors: Soul 106.3 & Cherron Phillips Agency
Controversy: Beginners Jay & Ann Williams won but were disqualified for having too much experience. Jamie Graham and Teneisha were the next winners.
2007 – September 22nd
Original New Skool Category
1st - # 41 “Westside” Michael Bush & Alexis Carroll-Bush
2nd - # 34 Anthony “Tic Man” Allen & Monique Salter
3rd - # 37 Kirk White & Sebrina White
40 & Over Category
1st - # 29 Easy Allcorn & Joney Allcorn (Indiana)
2nd - # 28 Adrian Haywood & Diana Haywood
3rd - # 25 Timothy “Timriffic” Alexander & Yvette O’Donnell
Trio Category
1st - # 52 Anthony Allen, Danielle Moore, Monique Salter
Walkers Category
1st - # 46 Adrian Haywood & Diana Haywood
Out-of-town Category
1st Place - # 19 Daryl Tillery & Michelle McDaniel (Oakland, CA)
2nd Place - # 18 Al Hartridge & Tamara Lloyd (LA, CA)
Beginners Category
1st - #9 Karl Lerma & Tiffany Smith-Thomas
WLSC 2007 Notes:
DJ = Mellow Khris
Location: Willowbrook Ballroom
Promoter = Pete Frazier & Majestic Gents
Sponsors = V103, Cherron Phillips Agency
Controversy = Eric Gordon & "Salsa Tina" not earning a place in the contest despite receiving a standing ovation from the audience.
2006 – September 30th
39 & Under Category
1st – Anthony “Tic Man” Allen & Danielle Moore
2nd – Kenneth Amorio & Lou Kimborough
3rd – Dave Maxx & Channa Turner
40 & Over
1st – “Westside” Mike Bush & Alexis Carroll-Bush
2nd - Tedarryl Taylor & Montreal Hudson
3rd – Timothy “Timriffic” Alexander & Yvette O’Donnell
Trio Category
1st - Anthony “Tic Man” Allen, Danielle Moore, Shareda Newbern
Walkers Category
1st - Adrian Haywood & Diana Haywood
Beginners Category
1st – Joe Luishi & Peggy Hiebing
WLSC 2006 Notes
DJ =
Promoter = Pete Frazier and the Majestic Gents
Sponsors = V103
Controversy = Ticman & Danielle winning despite Danielle splipping. Controversy surrounding beginners category.
2005
39 & Under
1st – Andre “Dre” Blackwell & “Lady” Margaret Fisher
2nd – #4 - Dominique Robinson & Shareda Newbern
3rd – #5 - Kenneth Amorio & Lou Kimborough
40 & Over
1st – #39 - George “Macaroni” Garnes & Sylvia
2nd – Tony Dow & Dominique Dow
3rd – #47 - Tim "Timriffic" Alexander & Yvette O’Donnell
Trio
1st – Andre “Dre” Blackwell, Brian “Steppin’ B” Patterson, & Dave “Maxx”
Walkers
1st - “Magic” Michael Thomas & Tina Wilson
Beginners
1st - #24 – Nate Powell & Ameenah Rashid
WLSC 2005 Notes
DJ =
Sponsors = V103
Promoter = Pete Frazier and the Majestic Gents
Controversy = Dre Blackwell & Margaret Fisher using glitter props and winning 1st in original. Ken & Lou having the lights dimmed during the performance and winning 3rd in original. Dre, Brian, & Dave Maxx winning 1st in trio despite using glitter props.
2004
39 & Under
1st – "Unique" Maurice Turner & Hope Tolbert
1st – Dave Maxx & Tonya “Tee Tee” Nash
2nd – Darrin Ulmer & Latoria “Tori” Williams
3rd – Brian “Steppin’ B” Patterson & Vicki
40 & Over
1st – Tyrone “Ty Skippy” Winfield & Celeste Sutton
2nd – James Harris & Cleo Wilson
3rd – Renard "Herk" Williams & Marguette "Jett" Coleman
Trio
1st – Darrin Ulmer, Latoria “Tori” Williams, Kathy Fussell
Beginners
1st – Anthony “Tony” Hicks & Tamika Dulaney
WLSC 2004 Notes
DJ =
Promoter = Pete Frazier and the Majestic Gents
Sponsors = V103
Controversy = Maurice & Hope coming in a first place tie with Dave Maxx & Tanya (instead of giving them the first and second place money, they split the first place money and were given 1 trophy apiece).
2003 (No Contest on Record This Year)- Angie Faine's Steppers Compete was the main contest this year.
2002
Original Category Only (No Age Groups This Year)
1st. – Dawud Shareef & Lisa Satterfield
2nd – “Westside” Michael Bush & Alexis Carroll-Bush
3rd – Andre “Dre” Blackwell & “Lady” Margaret Fisher
WLSC 2002 Category
DJ = Sam Chatman
Promoter = V103 & Elroy Spencer
Sponsors = V103
Entertainment= Syleena Johnson
Controversy = Disorganized prelims. Crowd picked the contestants for the final. All couples danced to the same 3 songs. Dawud & Laura won the entire contest, which was being covered by Vibe Magazine's "Fab Five Freddy" although many felt that their style of dancing wasn't considered steppin'.
2001 – December 1st – 12th Annual
39 & Under
1st - #17 - Maurice Turner & Lola Harding $2,500
2nd - #3 – “Westside” Michael Bush & Alexis Carroll-Bush $1,500
3rd – #10 - Anthony “Tic Man” Allen & Angie Faine $500
40 & Over
1st - Kim Bowie & Freda
Trio
1st - #38 - Shanelle Martin, Kelli Rockwell, & Arlicia “Sha” Johnson $2,000
Freestyle Category
1st - #35 - "Freestyle" James Harris & Cleo Wilson $2,000
Beginners Category
1st - #33 - Terrance Pratt & LaShonda Gayle $1,000
2nd – #28 Jamille & Lynette “Nette” Sapp $500
2000 – September 30th
Master’s Category
1st - "Unique" Maurice Turner & Tina Moore
39 & Under
1st – Darrell Roberts & "Lady" Margaret Fisher
1999 – September 25th
21 – 34 Category
1st – #35 - "Unique" Maurice Turner & Charnice Simmons $2,500
2nd – #31 - Anthony “Tic Man” Allen & Mundi Griffen $1,500
3rd - #34 – “Slick” Rick McMahon & Dollie Little** $500
35 & Over
1st – #17 - Keith Hubbard & Angie Faine $2,500
2nd – #12 - George “Macaroni” Garnes & Sylvia Miller $1,000 (3 way tie)
2nd - #10 – James “Pete” Frazier & Jackie Shields* $1,000
2nd – #11- Darrell Davis & Jessica “Dimples” Cheatem* $1,000
3rd - #29 – Renard "Herk" Williams & Vonda Sloan** $500
Trio
1st - #47 - Andre “Dre” Blackwell, Anthony “Tic Man” Allen, & Lynn Hutson $3,000
Freestyle Category
1st - #38 Edward “Shorty Ed” & Damita Brown $3,000
2nd – #36 "Freestyle" James Harris & Debbie Caldwell $2,000
3rd – Willie “Casper” Perry & Cleopatra “Cleo” Wilson $1,000
Beginners
1st - #46 Stephan Wipf & Lenora Charles* $1,000
2nd - Kenneth Hilliard & Sherry Getts* $500
1998 – September 19th
21 – 34 Category
1st – Andre "Dre" Blackwell & Lynn Hutson $3,000
2nd – Anthony “Tic Man” Allen & Charnice Simmons $1,500
3rd – #34 - "Unique" Maurice Turner & Tina Wilson $1,000
35 & Over
1st – Kim Bowie & Freda $3,000
2nd – George “Macaroni” Garnes & Sylvia Miller $2,000
3rd – James “Pete” Frazier & Jackie Shields $1,000
Freestyle Category
1st – Willie "Casper" Perry & Cleopatra "Cleo" Wilson
2nd –
3rd -
Trio Category
1st - #45 – Renard “Herk” Williams, Lola Harding, Charlsie Griffen* $3,000
1997
39 & Under
1st – "Unique" Maurice Turner & Tina Moore
2nd – Anthony “Tic Man” Allen & Charnice Simmons
Trio
1st – "Unique" Maurice Turner, Charnice Simmons, & Tina Moore
Freestyle Category
1st - Willie "Casper" Perry & Cleopatra "Cleo" Wilson
1996
Original Category
1st – Tony Dow & Darlinda Russell
2nd – "Unique" Maurice Turner & Lil’ Punkin’
3rd – Royce Banks & Charnice Simmons
Freestyle
1st - Willie "Casper" Perry & Cleopatra "Cleo" Wilson
3rd - Walter Levy & Dawn Joi
1995
Original
1st - George "Macaroini" Garnes & Sylvia Miller
2nd - "Steppin'" Greg Thompson & Maddy B.
Freestyle
1st - Tyrone "Ty Skippy" Winfield & Celeste Sutton
2nd - Willie "Casper" Perry & Rocsi
3rd - Calvin "Cubby" & ?
1994
Original Category
1st - #18 – Stephan Alexander & Kimberly Coleman $5,000
2nd - #34 - Keith Hubbard & Toi Salter $3,000
3rd – #1 - Lionel Tally & Lillian Davis $2,000
4th - #33 – James “Pete” Frazier & Darlinda Russell $1,000
Freestyle Category
1st - #50 – Michael “Weasel” Manney & Suzette McNeal $5,000
2nd - #49 – Tyrone Austin & Tori Austin $3,000
3rd - #44 – "Freestyle" James Harris & Cleopatra “Cleo” Wilson $2,000
4th - #48 – Ronald Jackson & Jacqueline Walker $1,000
1993
Original
1st - Gregory Adrow & Cynthia Shanks $5,000 (tie for first after next day recount)
1st - Marzette Griffith & Jessica "Dimples" Cheatem
3rd - #18 - Tony Dow & Darlinda Russell $3,000
Freestyle Category
1st - Willie "Casper" Perry & Cleopatra "Cleo" Wilson
2nd - Rock & Sherry Hutson
3rd - Morris Hunt & Carmen Hunt
1992
Original Category
2nd - Greg Adrow & Cynthia Shanks
Freestyle Category
1st - Willie "Casper" Perry & Cleopatra "Cleo" Wilson
2nd - Rock & Sherry Hutson
3rd - "Shorty" Ed & Damita Brown
1991
Original Category
1st - Gregory Adrow & Cynthia Shanks $5,000
2nd – Terrance Alexander & Marguett “Jett” Coleman $3,000
3rd - John Muldrew & Evaughn Muldrew $2,000 ?
3rd - Michael Thurman (The Notations) & Carol Wicks (Currently Carol Gage) $2,000
Freestyle Category
1st - Willie "Casper" Perry & Cleopatra "Cleo" Wilson $5,000
2nd - Lil' Alfred & Jannice Robertson
3rd - Tyrone "Ty Skippy" Winfield & Damita Brown
1990 (1st Year of the WLSC)
1 Category (No Original or Freestyle)
1st - Marzette Griffith & Jessica "Dimples" Cheatem $5,000
2nd - Lil' Alfred & Jannice Robertson $3,000
(These couples tied for 1st place and then had a dance off which gave the prize to Marzette & Dimples. In the dance off, these couples actually had to switch partners.)
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