Ty Skippy & Celeste (Chistepper.com)
chistepper1, Apr 4, 2007
Footage of Legendary Freestyler Ty Skippy in the Worlds
Largest Steppers Contest 2004
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Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases two videos of Chicago Steppin royalty Ty Skippy and Celeste.
This post also includes selected comments from the discussion threads of these YouTube videos.
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Tyrone "Skippy" Winfield and Celeste Sutton for their cultural legacies. Thanks to all others those who are featured in these film clips and thanks to the publishers of these film clips on YouTube. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
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This is part of an ongoing pancocojams series on Chicago Steppin(g). Click the "Chicago stepping" tag below for more pancocojams post in this series.
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM SHOWCASE VIDEO #1
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
2008
1. @Ms.Robinson60
"Whoa! Celeste steps like a dude...forget all
that cute @$#^*!. I need to make this
money! You go girl."
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*This is the way that word was written.
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2009
2. @Timbodice67
"That was talent at it's best!!!! I have never seen anyone bop, step or dance like that. You 2 must never lose, God put skating wheels inside your feet. Great JOB!!!!"
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3. @canutesimpson
"2:59 that jazz tune is sick. Can anyone name that tune. I
have been trying to find out what it is for years.
First saw this video about 3 years, I have the original DVD....hot!
Still, no one can name that tune!!
Come on peeps!
help me out here!"
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4. @canutesimpson, 2013
"Found the tune..
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5. @gbgreen2009
"monop22, the second song is So Fresh by Will
Smith."
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6. @qianamcguire
"Watching this makes me want to dance..... are they still Dancing? This is how you made it do what it do!! Hats off to the other couple because I would
have been like "let's just go sit down"."
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7. @BF6ct, 2021
"They still around steppin. Not like this because the game
has changed so much since then.
More political and less fun today."
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2010
8. @ready2step
"Absolutely the DEAL!
Celeste smooth as any woman I've seen on here."
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9. @mosfrostiest
"Sick, sick, sick.
They should have made a video everytime they stepped. I would have bought several copies."
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10. @rudboi4073
"boi it look like they on roller skates...thats what you call footwork"
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11. @nina20021
"Yo if i knew that Ty was in the competition I would have
withdrew my entry cus him and his partner killed the gold couple....they went
to work...lol"
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12. @DevaJones03
"@qianamcguire i said the same thing if i was them folks in the gold i would have been like ...come on we sittin down...somebody tell me who is ty dancing with cuz she is going to work!!"
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13. @BF6ct, 2021
"Celeste sutton. The MC announced it on the beginning"
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14. @mablecarbin
"ahhh they were literally
floating on the floor."
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15. . @dupontk71
"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! Skating on that beat!"
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2011
16. @mofo8480
"The person that disliked this still does The Running Man at the club"
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18. @zealousflow
"His footwork is crazy its like trying to sew some handmade
lace! She's amazing too"
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19. @scratchnandsurvivn
"And she doing that thing with heels on.. Go Head Celeste!!!"
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2012
20. @LadyD825
"Still looking for them skates on them thar shoes, awesome"
2013
21.
"Bet the other couple was like "damn" when they
learned they was going against Ty Skip. go to work steppers!"
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22. @angelasmith7139, 2021
"Yes, the other couple Ros & Louis friends of mine."
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23. @TheDnyce125
"Excellent Footwork!!, but that music don't go together."
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24. @perennialbeachcomber.7518, 2018
"That's part of the challenge."
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25. @spellmezz
"to everbody that needs to know, this dance here you cant mimit, you have to listen to the music and the music with the melody will take you there. we never went to a class to be taught this dance it had to come from within. when you keep trying to dance like others you bore the judges thats why you create your own style. love you all, jannice"
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2014
26. @michellebrown7778
"I was there u had 2 be there they was off the chain, Dam,Dam
Dam those was the days Celeste was the shi.., Ty Damita, janice, Taboo, Pete
Frazier."
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27. @angelasmith7139, 2021
"I was there also, front row."
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2015
28. @terrancebrownfield2364
"Steppin at it's finest "
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29. @NathanSmith226
"Ty Skippy and Celeste got the cleanest moves in the Steppers
game!!!!!!"
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2016
30. @lewisaddison9429
"Classic footwork .
Old schooler's going to work.
Entertaining!"
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31. @phoebeastewart1979
"At 3:05: YAAAAAASSSSSSSS!!!!!!! I HOLLERED!!!!!!!! STEPPING
GOALS WHEN MY FEET GROW UP!!!!!"
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2017
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2018
32. @perennialbeachcomber.7518
"Ty Skippy (#33) and his partner Celeste Sutton were
amazing! Best I've ever seen."
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2019
33. @laruejones8039
"Skippy a bad man on the stepping game period"
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2020
34. @maxcinerobinson4916
"That's a west side black thang eat your heart's out when that say go to work that's what west
side stepper's do!!!!!"
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Multiple commenters in the discussion thread for Showcase Video #2 wrote that Ty Skippy and Celeste are from the Southside of Chicago. Two examples of those comments are included in the selected comments from the discussion thread for the video embedded below.
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35. @Monaedeezy
"They did not come to play."
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36. @kckgirl78
"I **love** me some Ty Skip!! GO TO WORK!!!! 💖💖💖"
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37. @MzzzBadu2
"They the best steppers, in Chicago. Real talk, go Ty Skippy!"
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38. @BF6ct
"Now stepping it more choreographed than havin fun like this."
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2021
39. @jayanouni
"smoother then smoothhhhhh"
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40. @jermellfeaginsr
"So smooth like creamy peanut butter"
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41. @audreyevans6660
"Lawd have mercy this woman is better then some men stepping!
WOW! STANDING OVATION TO THEM!"
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2022
42. @marquita3058
"Damn, thats cold as hell.
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾I’m
coming to your class Celeste!"
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43. @Jerzeejaylive
"This was my introduction to the legendary Ty Skippy &
Celeste. I’ve watched this video time and time again for years now and I can’t
describe the pleasure it brings. Unfortunately, I just found out that Ty passed
the day after Xmas. His name and skill are legendary throughout Chicago and
beyond and he will forever be missed. But we’ll continue to be amazed by these
videos where his legacy lives on. R.I.P. and keep slidin Tyrone “Ty Skippy”
Winfield."
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44. @freddiebrown9075
"March covid 19 2022
You're witnessing An awesome display of creative dance
artistry and footwork
from back in the day. Master and queen Nsync and groove.
That's Ty Skippy and Celeste, a Gifted couple doin-it., like Fred Astaire and
Ginger Rogers, But only funkier. I applaud their mesmerizing performance
throughout. Sadly though, skip has passed, but, when I hear, read, or see
Steppin' this couple always comes to mind for originality. RIP Skip.
Your Legacy in the Steppin' game remains for future steppers
to be inspired by, for generations to come."
45.
"Rest in Peace Mr Tyrone"
46.
"Two of the masters. Gotta recognize Celeste's footwork too.
RIP Ty!"
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47. @DavidBrown-tx8sp
"BOI IN HIS PRIME WAS A FREAK OF NATURE WITH THE MOVES!! Feet
👣
WORK AND HAND FAKES U DONT SEE THAT NO MORE TO MUCH FANCY DANCING!! And prepaid
LOL 😂"
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2023
48. @lisacrumb1377
"Love it! footwork is magnificent"
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49. @adabrown1552
"Ty strip! U go boy! U got some SOUL for real! Love u getting
down with real Nitty Gritty soul steping get down jam .Celeste u is a match
stepping down jamming steps ! Ugo Ms Queen***.keep the stepin vibes.aka lady 🦊
foxxy brown lady D peace Love an lots of SOUL 🅰️🅱️🙏🙏❤️"
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50. @yewandaazizza2
"Celeste is the COLDEST!!!!"
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51. @luckEbri
"Showing out! ❤️❤️❤️"
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52. @TheCosmiqSoulPlug
"They were a force to be reckoned with ❤❤❤"
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53. @kckgirl78
"Ty and Celeste.
One of a kind couple.
Will never be duplicated.
RIP Ty. 🥀🥀🙏🏽🙏🏽"
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54. @arbitrage4688
"Steppin royalty!...Ty and Celeste. Now, the legendary Ty Skippy belongs to the
ages and folklore. Rest in Power!"
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SHOWCASE FILM VIDEO #2 - Chicago Largest Ty Skip
SK8FLINTSteppin, Oct 22,
2012
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM SHOWCASE VIDEO #1
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
2014
1. @tre-5-sev259
"He done put the toothpick in his pocket...There he go,
There he go!"
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2. @hammammuwwakkil8454, 2022
"Brotha Man ain’t No Joke"
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3. @ms.porter8866, 2022
"Coldest evahhhh"
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2015
4. @JazTheJeweler.
"This is the REAL Chi steppin' for all
time..."
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2016
5. @bakerbp2009
"Did you find / Do you know song/artist at 6:00?"
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6. @cdjblue52
"Smokey Robinson and the Miracles"
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7. @blessedbyiam7756, 2019
"Beware"
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2017
8. @michellemanning7229
"old school in the house! love it!"
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9. @B13hcc
"What is this not dancing"
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10. @znayJ, 2018
"Bronx Legend
Youngster"
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11. @blessedbyiam7756, 2019
"Stepping...... Chicago style"
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12. @maxcinerobinson4916, 2020
"To the Bronx legend obviously your not a stepper's you don't
have skills or foot work you just have mouth work.Stepping is like a religion
to some of us don't critique something you don't or will probably never
understand or do"
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2018
13. @tapskill3
"I'm from Chicago
and I gotta say you gotta search long and through
many to find true
artists, real skills, truly for the grown and all those you witnessed this
artistic display of Chicago Old School Stepping ladies and gentlemen! Outstanding!"
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2019
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2020
14. @maxcinerobunson8662
"Finger waves an steppers West Side gets it in(Ty Skip is a
cool with fast feet an Celeste holds her own) stepping is a religion to us we
would rather step than eat or breath!!!!!"
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15. @israelshells9726, 2022
"Ty is from the south side."
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16. @israelshells9726,2023
"Both from the south side"
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2021
17. @paulwilbern1166
"Ty is an original Stepper
You can probably find him on the South Side of Chicago.They
hold Stepping Contests every weekend all over the south side 68 years
young.Stepping all my life!!!😊Goat."
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18. @anthonyjames4010
"Both were great expressionist. Damn Ty Skip and Celeste at
their finest. They did so many perfect moves it could be their best dance ever.
I've seen just about all of them. The one against James Harris and Darmita. At
Tinley Park with the gray outfits on. The music allowed them to go somewhere
else. #1 Lil Mike Protege. The Real 1."
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19. @paulwilbern1166
"68 years young
Been stepping all my life.it' good to know that the world
has finally caught up.😊This is who we really
are.CHI-TOWN steppers.Goat."
20.
"Definitely boppin"
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2022
21. @freddiebrown9075
"March covid-19 2022
Here you're witnessing the performance of Chicago Legends Ty
Skip and Celeste.
The Master and Queen of the Chicago steppin' game worldwide.
A brilliant display of creative dance artistry.
In synchronicity and footwork."
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22. @0699kiram
"RIP Ty Skippy a true legend. 💕"
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23. @dee9785
"THIS REAL steppin, this is the way the
"Originators" and "Creators" of steppin step - The
Gangsta's and Thugs.... if you not from Chi then you Don't Know.... the dudes
stepped with each other and when they drew a crowd and the ladies, IT WAS
REALLY ON with the tricks and styling!... when they came to school, in between
class, right outside a battle would break out and I/we would be late to class
'cause we could not stop watching.... we/girls start learning... sometimes it
would break out in the halls or the lunchroom until a teacher stopped it😛 This was in high school in the mid to late
70's and I'm from the Southside of the Chi... Yaaas steppers!"
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2023
24. @dwin1163
"😢😢😢God
bless you Ty Skippy and thank you for sharing your gifts God bless you with. To
this day no Stepper can come close to your talent❤✝️🛐🌹🌹🌹"
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25. @yewandaazizza2
"R.I.P. Ty Skippy. He move as if he had on ice skates. Ty
Skippy, the glider🥰"
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26. @ShirleyRJones
"Beautiful classy steppin."
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