Steph comes from Sheffield in the north of England and grew up watching her parents perform a myriad of English traditional dance styles, including the famous Grenoside Sword Dance. Steph took up rapper sword dancing at age 15 and went on to found two teams, Four Corner Sword and Star and Shadow, as well as performing with several other teams over the years. Having also performed step clog for many years, Steph regularly performs with the Newcastle Kingsmen Cloggies. Now based in Rochdale in Greater Manchester, Steph is involved with the Oakenhoof Folk Arts group and brand new rapper team, Blackstone Edge.