The Kr3aTiOnZ step team from Lehigh Acres took part in the enhanced Disney STEP Classic at Walt Disney World Resort recetly. The landmark event celebrating this expressive form of dance rooted in the heritage of African and Caribbean cultures featured new educational opportunities and a new venue.

The inaugural event in 2008 brought together high school and college step teams for the first time at the Walt Disney World Resort, said Tim Hill, director of Special Programs for Disney Destinations. The enhancements to this year’s event made it an educational and preeminent event not to be missed.

Enhancements to this year’s event included the addition of clinics by a National Step Show Association (NSSA) judge following each performance and Master STEP Workshops.

The NSSA Master STEP Workshop was led by Crystal Jarmon, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Step Team member, and Tyjuana Phillips, Step Mistress for the nationally recognized Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Step Team.

The workshops held at Fantasia Gardens pavilion near Disney’s Hollywood Studios instructed step team members in areas that will improve their technical proficiency and choreography and help less seasoned performers learn the fundamental concepts of stage positioning, transitions, and basic choreography.