Dudley Step Team Wins $5,000 on BET

Contact: Haley Miller (336) 370-3200
Created: 8/27/2009 5:01:50 PM

Dudley’s male step team, known as UMOJA, won $5,000 on national television Wednesday. The team competed on BET’s 106 & Park in a segment called “Wild-Out Wednesday.”

UMOJA competed against teams from New York and Alabama. The team got the chance to represent Guilford County on the show after winning a preliminary round in January.

The money earned will go toward travel, uniforms and scholarships for senior members.

Click on the News & Record article below for more information and photos.

http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/08/26/article/dudley_step_team_wins_5k_in_national_tv_contest

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