The Cakewalk Dance

Number of Pages 6

This 6 page paper discusses the cakewalk dance, how it was created and the popularity it enjoyed in the United States and Paris. Slaves created the dance as a parody, to mock their masters. The dance found itself in the mainstream first through slave owners holding contests and then, through minstrels. Bibliography lists 7 sources.


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