If that's an option I haven't found it from a quick glance on the website. I just followed what was there without looking too deeply into it. Maybe if that's something you can do, there should be a clear process written up somewhere
There are plenty of guides how to work with the Steem blockchain directly posted as blog posts on the blockchain itself. :)
You can create an account through steem connect if you have a friend with steem https://steemit.com/news/@timcliff/new-tool-from-busy-org-cr...
For advanced users you can do the steem account creation transation yourself using the steem cli