On Saturday, we went to see Stepz. As the title suggests, the show was about dancing- specifically, tap dancing. I arrived at Brooklyn College excited for the show, but I did not know what to expect. Initially, I was confused. When the show began, there was a man tap dancing as music was playing, but it didn’t seem like he was in sync with the sound. Based on what I knew about Stepz, the dancers were talented and worked hard, and therefore I didn’t think his out-of-sync tapping was an accident. I figured that it took a lot of skill to hear a countermelody, and be able exert the contrary motion it takes to make the sound of the melody that goes along with it. I found the show to be more interesting when the rest of the dancers appeared. The combination of sound that was produced with the addition of more dancers enhanced the melody of the songs they created. The synchronization of their feet and the speed at which they tapped was extraordinary. They did not skip a beat. I also liked the communication between the dancers. During one of the acts, two of them were tap dancing without music. The way they took turns made it seem like they were responding to each other through conversation. On the other hand, it also seemed like they were having a fun competition by trying to outdo each other with each response. The dancers found a way to make the music come alive, and definitely elicited a response from the audience (further proving that what they were doing can be considered art). You would think tap dancing produces a monotone sound, but with the dynamics of the stage, that was prevented. They tapped on a wooden platform and also had steps to tap up and down as well. The edges of where the tapped produced different sounds and illuminated that sound of the performance as a whole. I was extremely impressed with the tap dancers, and would love to see more performances such as this one in the future.