REFILE -CORRECTING YEAR
Lawrence Evening (R) shares a laugh with his buddy Earl Collins during a steppers set at A Touch Of The Past lounge in Bellwood, Illinois, January 21, 2008. Steppin' has been around under various monikers for decades as a decidedly smoother and less strenuous take on the 1940s-era jitterbug, and an evolution of 1950s-era "the Bop." But the twirling dance has spread well beyond its origins in Chicago's largely African-American nightspots to mostly urban settings across the United States and around the world. TO MATCH USA-STEPPERS REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES)