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Is the college in Stomp the Yard real?
Directed by Sylvain White, Stomp the Yard centers on DJ Williams, a college student at a fictional historically Black university who pledges to join a fictional Greek-letter fraternity. The film was originally titled Steppin’, but to avoid confusion over the 2006 film Step Up, the title was changed.
What fraternity was stomp the yard based on?
Two alumni members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Will Packer and Rob Hardy produced “Stomp the Yard.” Gregory Anderson, their classmate at Florida A&M University and a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity, wrote the script.
Where was Stomp the Yard 2 filmed?
Atlanta, Georgia
Principal photography is underway in Atlanta, Georgia, on Rainforest Film’s Stomp The Yard 2: Homecoming. The sequel stars Collins Pennie as a young man who must juggle the demands of university homecoming with a tough job at his father’s restaurant, an upcoming national dance contest, and a violent creditor.
Why did Chris Brown leave stomp the yard?
What were your thoughts? Brown: I want to stay away from the singing and the dancing roles, because [people] can see that in my other talents — the music videos and on TV. As far as acting, I really want to show people that I can act, and [it] is a part of something I want to do.
Is Stepping a real thing?
Stepping is a complex performance that melds folk traditions with popular culture and involves synchronized percussive movement, singing, speaking, chanting, and drama. Developed by African American fraternities and sororities, it is now practiced worldwide.
Who was DJ Williams in Stomp the Yard?
After winning the pot at an underground L.A. club where street-dancing teams compete against one another for cash, Darnell “D.J.” Williams (actor-choreographer Columbus Short), his brother Duron (Chris Brown) and their crew are jumped by the losing team.
Who created step dance?
African American
Stepping was developed by African American fraternities and sororities in the mid-20th century and also is practiced by Latino and Asian American Greek-letter fraternities as well as by other groups, and it has become a recreational and competitive activity in some American high schools.
Who created step?
Though one fraternity can not be credited, many would agree that Phi Beta Sigma and Omega Psi Phi started the dance form expression, Quantrell Willis, member of Phi Beta Sigma said. Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana and member of Phi Beta Sigma created stepping moves sourced directly from African culture more common, Willis said.