Internationally renowned dance troupe Step Afrika! is back for their yearly Home Performance Series, featuring the world premiere of the group's latest production, "Nxt/Step," which premieres at Washington, D.C.'s Atlas Performing Arts Center on Thursday, June 21.  

Step Afrika!'s "Nxt/Step" will include a mashup of step performance and hip-hop with a multimedia flair. The group's Home Performance Series is its biggest production of the year.

Formed in 1994, Step Afrika!, with its tremendous talent and showcase of dance and step traditions, has been featured in various books, magazines and newspapers to great acclaim.

"Nxt/Step" runs at the Atlas Performing Arts Center until July 1. For more information on Step Afrika! visit the dance group's website. To buy tickets for their Home Performance Series, visit the Atlas Center's website.

Date: Thursday, June 21 to Sunday, July 1

Location: The Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St., N.E., Washington, D.C., 20002

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