Chicago is the step in capital of the world.

That's if you ask the godfather of step in himself.

Dj Sam Chapman, who is credited with coining the term and though the dance crazes popularity has spread across the country, no one can do it quite like the hometown originators this Black History Month.

We take a look at the culture and history of step in.

>> Ice, I don't know with that, Bob.

And to Lauer, MGM grand from there.

It just exploded.

>> Before stepping became step in, it was known as bopping.

But DJ.

Sam Chapman coined the phrase in the 1960's after admiring a friend's moves on the dance floor.

Braver would be dancing with the lady and he'd be.

>> And I would say step on.

Draper said Don Draper and the words stepping.

thing I knew I would put on a flyer.

Its popularity expanded and other fellow West Siders became inspired to host parties to resist the disco era.

We had nowhere to go.

>> So I had this idea that, hey, I'm going to keep music alive.

A woman fondly known as Black Mary Harris hosted 7 events for more than 60 years.

>> At 17 years old, she says she became a residential sweetheart for a social club and the environment inspired her to host her own party's.

We almost got shut down.

Because we have so many people up there before graduating to big venues and clubs across the South side, Harris and her crew used whatever location was available.

Anybody that had a basement that we could use.

>> We would pay them a certain amount of money in fill out those index Carr's pass some mild and had a DJ.

And we just danced all night.

It took me almost 4 years to get one party off the ground and look what that party has turned into.

We all over the >> Paris says hosting a steppers event doesn't require much but a few essentials.

The music had to be off the chain and the venue had to be.

>> Bathrooms, good parking a good dance floor.

Back in the day where we've learned it was always.

If the man could do I can do it.

So you're not going out to me.

Because of you do it, baby.

I'm coming back step and requires a certain skill set.

They work on a practice.

These moves.

>> Over and over and they get them down it.

>> They perfected if he did something and I did we did it together.

>> It was the Blinn, the man.

That was the footwork.

It was mannerism of how you move your body.

And though other cities have adopted Stepan, Chicagoans can always claim the original set.

We are the cav a little world.

>> Nobody can do it like Chicago because first of all, Detroit.

>> But Chicago, we do.

It's 7 days a week, every day and all of will be packed.

And in addition to their moves, steppers always have to bring their looks.

You go to a step resume.

It.

>> Everybody is sharp.

Outfits gets you had to be right.

You know, you because you know it watching your feet.

>> And what's more 7 provided people with a space to let loose and relieve their worries ballot out on a first time in my party.

>> Leave all that mess outside.

You come in here, free spirit have a good time to get up when you believe my pardon.

And even as new dances Emerge, Chapman remained confident that step will never leave the dance floor.

>> What I stepping and I said we haven't even scratched surface because I'm noticing.

And grandparents that he's in children, they babies to step.