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The Four Step Brothers: Tapping into greatness through dance

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The Four Step Brothers are credited with being the first Black act to perform at Radio City Music Hall. The quartet began their journey traveling with world-renowned musician Duke Ellington. The group would regularly show off their talents performing at the prestigious Cotton Club in Harlem, N.Y.

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The Four Step Brothers: Tapping into greatness through dance

By Mekhi AbbottSpecial to the AFROmabbott@afro.com Originally beginning as a trio in 1925, The Four Step Brothers formed a legendary tap dancing group that is still revered almost a century later. Maceo Anderson, founder of The Step Brothers, always took a liking to dance. As a young boy living in Los Angeles, he used to sneak into the Lafayette Theatre to watch and mimic dance routines alongside his friends. At the ripe age of 15 years old, An…

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