"step show" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: step shows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} step show (plural step shows)
  1. A performance or competition of the African-American choreographed dance form derived from tap dancing.
    Sense id: en-step_show-en-noun-hXzh1u95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Howard University hosted the first national championship step show during homecoming in 1994.",
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          "ref": "2016, David Akombo, The Unity of Music and Dance in World Cultures, page 26",
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