Art of Stepping™ Hall of Fame

Challenging young people to pursue their dreams, Remo Production, Inc. presents the Art of Stepping™ Hall of Fame.This impressive honor, which is presented by fellow inductee and owner of Remo Production, Inc. Jessica “Remo” Saul, recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a consistent pursuit of excellence for the art of stepping. The honor is bestowed upon legendary leaders who have demonstrated the ability to positively impact and raise the level of creativity of the art form by promoting, educating, and enhancing the Art of Stepping™.

CLASS OF 2011 - nicole

Nicole Washington - Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad/ Lambda Pi Chi Sorority Inc. in the Spring of 1999. A high school graduate from Fiorello H. LaGuardia Performing Arts High School. She attended Ithaca College where she received her Bachelors in Accounting as well as pledged the Alpha Chapter of Lambda Pi Chi Sorority Inc. After she crossed Nicole joined the National Step Team which at the time only consisted of approximately 6 Hermanas and performed in the first ever Latinosstep Summer Step show. She took over the National Step Team as Captain in 2004. Since then she participated in over 100 performances, exhibitions and competitions taking her team all over the eastern seaboard, performing in a major motion picture and winning first place sorority at the 2006 Latinosstep.com Summer Step show. Nicole currently is working as an external recruiter for a firm in NJ where she lives with her husband.

CLASS OF 2011 - Ode Hoppie, Beta Kappa Psi Black and Latino Fraternity, Inc., was first introduced to stepping at the age of 13 after attending a midnight practice session with the members of Clara Barton High School - Crown Mecca step team. Four years later, under the tutelage of fellow stepper Donald Smallsbey, he became the captain of that same step team. After graduating high school, Ode and Donald took time to study the art of stepping and to perfect their craft. They later went on to establish a local community step team in Canarsie Brooklyn named the Illuminati Step Squad. As college freshmans, Ode and Donald founded the National Step Team of Beta Kappa Psi black and Latino Fraternity Incorporated during their first year as brothers of the organization. As captain of the fraternity step team, Ode has led his team to several first place finishes at step competitions in New York and New Jersey. He has entertained thousands at Nassau Coliseum along with the fraternity step team with their funky beats, fluid body movements and high flying stunts that they have become known for.

CLASS OF 2011 - Renata McNeill, Lambda Tau Omega Sorority, Inc. - National Step Team. She competed vigorously with the top teams in step year after year. In 2009, won 1st place at LatinosStep National Championship Presently she has moved to Greensboro, North Carolina but sheam also keep close tabs on the next generation of her organization and the resurrection of the new “LTO STEP TEAM”. Stepping has always been a part of her and always will be. She was just recently asked to help undisclosed organization with there next homecoming step show!

CLASS OF 2010 - J-RoMeO, Lambda Sigma Upsilon Fraternity, Inc.., Excerpt from J-ROMEO’s Biography: After entering college, he pledged Lambda Sigma Upsilon Latino Fraternity, Incorporated. Two weeks after he crossed into the brotherhood, he began learning every step he possibly could. He then became a member of the North New Jersey Regional Step Team. Four months later, he founded Lambda Sigma Upsilon’s National Stroll Team, becoming the National Stroll Master. One month after that, he was given the position of National Step Master. This was a tremendous honor because J-ROMEO was just a neophyte who had only recently crossed into the brotherhood. Under his leadership, Lambda Sigma Upsilon has accomplished: