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(yelling)

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(clapping and stomping)

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- Step, steppin', step dance.

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- Doesn't look like something
I'd be very good at.

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(bleep) That one up.

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- I know it's a lot of (clapping).

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This is the macarena.

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We have five days to
learn how to step dance

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before we need to perform
before thousands of people.

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- (sobbing) I am a little overwhelmed.

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(yelling)

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- Let's go! (yelling)

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(yelling)

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- Stepping comes from African dances

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from Beirut incorporated with tapping,

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tap dancing, things like that.

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It has a rich African tradition.

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- Seeing let's say three white dudes.

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- [Kagi] Yeah.

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- [Eugene] And one Asian guy.

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- Yeah.

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- [Eugene] Stepping
with you guys in unison.

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- I think it's cool.

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I think it says a lot in terms

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of the way the culture's transcended.

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- First thing about step is

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you're gonna be doing
rhythmics and claps and stomps.

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You wanna make those
stomps as loud as possible

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to make sure we catch
the audience attention.

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(stomping)

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- See, I could do this all day.

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- There's no music, though.

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- You are the music.

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(yelling)

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- Easy enough.

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Makes sense.

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- Boom, tap, tap, boom, tap, tap.

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One more time.

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(sobbing)

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- Let's talk about this
performance we're doing.

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It's at the USC basketball.

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- In the center.

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- Season finale.

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- Wait.

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- No way.

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- It's the season finale?

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- What?
- No it's not!

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(laughing)

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- How many people are going to be there?

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- [Kagi] 10,000.

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- 10,000?

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People?

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- Expected to be packed.

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(yelling)

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- The entire success of the movement

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is totally based on how well
everyone is doing together.

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- So like all the things I'm bad at.

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- Would us (bleep) up in any
way tarnish your reputation?

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(bleep) That one up.

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- We have the utmost
confidence in you guys.

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- Well you just met us.

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- Ow!

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I hit my dick!

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- I think my problem is

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do I look super Asian doing that?

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I am here serving some tea.

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- Intellectually I get
it but I'm not doing it.

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- Is a lot of things to keep
track in your head all at once.

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(yelling)

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- You're getting there.

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- They're actually getting it.

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- Slowly but surely but
they're getting there.

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- This isn't our first rodeo
but we're not good at rodeos.

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- The one thing that I really
love about step is the spirit.

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- When does the intense
face come into play?

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- Black Greek led
organizations were started

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in the early 1900's as
fraternities and sororities

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for minorities in communities
not welcome to join

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predominantly white
fraternities at the time.

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Not only did they create
their own organizations

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They created an entire identity
within the organizations.

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- Stepping is really just
like a bonding experience.

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- Greek life is not Greek
life without stepping.

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- So you're just like.

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- Like you're throwing a temper tantrum.

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- (bleep) you mom, I wanna cookie! (clap)

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- [David] There you go.

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There we go!

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(laughter)

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You got it!

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- Once you have a group of people

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in unison doing it that's
something very powerful.

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- I'm just one guy but
together we're a team.

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- Tap, one, two.

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One more time.

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That sounded beautiful.

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- That was.

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Wow.

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That was good.

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- One thing you should
take from this experience

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is community and when you step

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you give off each other's energy.

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- Are we your best three white

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and one Asian students ever?

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- Oh, most definitely.

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- Yeah.

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- (Ned) Alright!

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- Yes.

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- We did it!

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- You're only going to remain ignorant

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about a culture if you don't step out

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of your box to learn about it.

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- If we succeed we will.

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- I thought you were
about to say solve racism.

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- I thought that.

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(laughter)

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- No, Ned.

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(grunting and laughter)

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- Ah!

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- We did it!

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- Pretty perfect!

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- We're here.

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It's the night of the show!

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Whoa yeah.

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- I think our biggest
priority is making sure

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that we make the fraternity proud tonight.

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- We spent about eight hours now

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practicing between Thursday and now.

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- We only have one time to nail this

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so it's do or die.

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It is do or die.

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- You only got one shot.

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Do not miss your chance to drop?

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- [Voiceover] Blow.

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- Blow?

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Who'd wanna blow?

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This opportunity only
comes once in a lifetime.

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(cheering)

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- [Voiceover] The Try Guys.

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(audience talking)

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- One, two.

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One, two. (yelling)

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(clapping and stomping)

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(yelling)

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(clapping and stomping)

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(yelling)

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(clapping and stomping)

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(yelling)

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(clapping and stomping)

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(audience applause and cheering)

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(upbeat music)

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- I was actually really
impressed with the Try Guys.

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They came in with no knowledge.

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Not even with the claps themselves

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but about stepping, also.

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And for them to come in
and learn this in a week

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and be able to perform in
front of all those people

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it was amazing.

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They really gave 110%.

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- The unity was there.

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The vibe was there.

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The spirit was there.

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It was an amazing experience.

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- These guys are not only
involved in this great frat

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but they're focused on education,

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they're focused on community

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and I really felt that working with them.

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- Our main goal is to get
into college and graduate,

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serve the community, and bring down

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and trying to uplift them.

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- Bring them back.

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We need to do another round.

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- [Voiceover] We need to do another one.

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(cheering)

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- I'm a human biology major, pre-med.

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- And I'm a business administration major

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with emphasis on finance.

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- We show our butts on the internet so.

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(laughter)