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Categories: Dances of the United States, Blackface minstrelsy, Dance terminology, Ragtime, African-American dance

cakewalk Cake-walk Cake-walked Cake-walking Cake-walks

A strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake WordNet 3.0

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A strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The cakewalk was a dance developed from the "prize walks" held in the mid-19th century, generally at get-togethers on Black slave plantations before and after emancipation in the Southern United States. Wikipedia

Traditional African American form of music and dance. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Dance Wikidata

The dance, or strutting style of dance associated with such a contest. Wiktionary

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