The S.W.A.G.G. Boys will blow you away with their moves. But it's what these talented kids want to achieve that will inspire you!
CHANNELVIEW, Texas -- An award-winning step team in Channelview is lighting up the stage - and social media - with their impressive routines!, which stands for Steppers Working to Achieve Greater Greatness, includes a dozen elementary and middle school aged boys. In December, the S.W.A.G.G. Boiz won the title of Grand Champions at the Step Show in Dallas, a competition that includes step teams from across the country. They have also competed in Atlanta.
"I would describe stepping as a complex beat using your hands and your feet to put that beat together to make a sound," said their coach, Ryan Shanklin."And they tell a story through the beat. Their body becomes that instrument.""There's not a lot of step teams in the schools around Houston, and so I was like, let's be different. Let's think outside the box," he said."I took a couple of the boys to Texas Southern University to a step show.
For these young steppers, the team isn't just about rehearsing and competing, but building friendships and self confidence. "On stage, I'm not scared no more. In school, I used to be just quiet and not speaking and making friends, but it helps me by getting out of my shell more," said LaKeith Briant, captain of the S.W.A.G.G. Boiz.
"I like the bond between me, my brothers and my coach and it's a good friendship that we've got." said Bryson Sins, another S.W.A.G.G. Boiz member."As soon as the curtains open on the stage, they turn into a different person," he said.
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