id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt news-008143 Who needs music? Notre Dame student group dances to its own beat | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame .html text/html 618 22 56 “The mission of the First Class Steppers is to educate the community of the University of Notre Dame, as well as greater area of South Bend, about the African-American tradition and culture of step dancing,” Suggs said. “Some of the goals for First Class this year include expanding our involvement in activities outside of step performances, such as service and fundraising, taking on new and challenging step performances that differ from performances from previous years, collaborating more with other dance groups on the Notre Dame, St. Mary’s, Holy Cross, and IUSB campuses, building an even greater level of team unity, and trying new step techniques and experimenting with innovative ideas when creating performances,” Suggs said. cache/news-008143.html txt/news-008143.txt