Step Afrik A Short Story

The crowd hushed as a voice sounded from behind the dark stage. “Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to welcome you to witness…” the announcer started. The once noisy, chattering room was now silent with anticipation. No one in the audience knew what they were going to witness, all they knew was that Step Afrika was a dance group. The room was electrified from the audience's curiosity. While the voice announced Step Afrika, the room became dark, and when the lights came back up a group of people had silently moved to the middle of the black wooden stage. This group formed a circle, all facing each other and began clapping and stomping to create a synchronized rhythm. While they stomped and clapped, they sang-calling Step Afrika’s brothers and sisters to the floor. The room was animated because each clap and stomp echoed throughout the room as the audience joined in the clapping rhythm. When an entertainment act can get the audience to participate and enjoy themselves, they have done their jobs, and within minutes of being on stage Step Afrika had …show more content…
The dancers stomped their feet against the black wooden floor, causing an echo to rush through the room. The audience could feel the vibrations from the rhythm move through them and they wanted to join in. It started with a single audience member clapping along with the beat the dancers made; but, by the end of the song the entire audience was clapping and moving to the music. The clapping integrated into the electricity in the room and the potency of the dance. The energy of the dancers increased with the excitement of the audience. Many of the dancers began to do flips and other extraordinary tricks which caused the crowd to “ooh” and “ahh” in appreciation. Even though their palms were sore from clapping, the audience continued to clap until the end of the