{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How Step Dance Builds Confidence, Culture, and Community | Pretty Precise Step Team","description":"In this special re-release of Sports Will Save Us All, host Sasha Graham spotlights the powerful story of the Pretty Precise Step Team, a dynamic girls\u2019 step dance organization based in Arizona. Founders and coaches Lateka Curtis and Cheyenne James, a mother\u2013daughter duo, share how step dance\u2014rooted in African and HBCU traditions\u2014has become a life-changing sport that builds confidence, discipline, sisterhood, and leadership for young girls. This episode explores step as a sport and cultural art form, the impact of teamwork and accountability, and how Pretty Precise empowers at-risk youth through performance, education, and community. From national competitions and performances to strict standards around academics, responsibility, and representation, Latika and Cheyenne reveal what it truly takes to run an elite step program\u2014and why the lessons go far beyond the stage. \ud83c\udf89 Bonus: If you\u2019re listening the week this episode drops, join Sasha Saturday, January 24, at Dick\u2019s House of Sport in Glendale, Arizona, for a Family Fun Day featuring games, food trucks, a DJ, and a live Pretty Precise Step Team performance, plus an on-site podcast recording. Whether you\u2019re interested in youth sports, girls\u2019 empowerment, dance as sport, cultural history, or sports and social impact, this episode is a must-listen. \ud83d\udc49 Learn more about Pretty Precise at prettysteppin.org \ud83d\udccd Follow along on Instagram @sportswillsaveusall and @_prettyprecisestepteam About Sports Will Save Us All podcast Sports Will Save Us All is an inspirational sports podcast hosted by Sasha Graham, featuring powerful conversations with athletes, coaches, and changemakers about how sports shape mental health, resilience, leadership, and personal growth. Through real-life stories of women in sports, inclusive and adaptive athletics, and athletes overcoming adversity, the show explores how sports change lives\u2014on and off the field. On Instagram @SportsWillSaveUsAll&amp;nbsp; Online at www.SportsWillSaveUsAll.com To be a guest: Contact us on  Podmatch or Via email at SportsWillSaveUsAll@gmail.com &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Sports Will Save Us All | A Sports Podcast Where Sports Are Just the Beginning","author_url":"https:\/\/www.sportswillsaveusall.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39734845\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/197640675"}