The Youth Step Competition is getting off the chain!

For the competition held May 2nd at Boys and Girls High school in Brooklyn, Notorious (pictured left) hailing from Middle School 216 in the Bronx was victorious as first place winners in the middle school division. While 1st place in the high school division went to the Crown Mecca squad (pictured right) of Clara Barton High School in Brooklyn.

Here are the results of the Step competition held in Brooklyn on May 2nd:

Middle School Division
1st Place Winner Notorious MS 216 Bronx New York (10 Points )
2 rd Place Winner Uptown (8 Points )
3rd Place Carl C. Ichan Bronx New York (6 Points )
4th Place Step N Forward Hartford Conn (4 Points )
5th Place MS 267 (2 Points )
6th Place Show Stoppers Step Team (2 Points )
7th Place Purple Pi Step Team (2 Points )

High School Division
1st Place Winner Crown Mecca Clara Barton High School Brooklyn (10 Points )
2rd Place Winner Organize C.H.A.O.S Brooklyn Tech High School (8 Points )
3rd Place Queen Mecca Clara Barton High School Brooklyn (6 Points )
4th Place UAAHC Warriors Bronx New York (4 Points)
5th Place Crown Jewel Boys and Girls High School Brooklyn (2 Points)
6th Place Diversiform Step Team Hartford Conn (2 Points )
7th Place Street Beatz (2 Points)

* The Top Four Step Teams in each Division based on the cumulative points will determine who will be eligible to compete at the Youth Step Champion on January 16, 2010.

Tournament Host /Mc: Bob Lee WBLS Radio and Tony Herbert Community Activist

Detective Dennis Jones National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executive ( Noble )

Tournament Photographer: James Medley

Many thanks to the Tournament Sponsors:

* New York Daily News
* WBLS
* Source Magazine
* New York City Mission Society
* Department of Youth and Community Development
* Transit Workers For Children
* Excelsior Preparatory High School
* Crown Trophy

The battle continues this Saturday, May 16, 2009 @ Wadleigh School in Harlem! See you there.

Check out www.youthstepusa.com to find out how you can participate.