CAKEWALK

Cakewalk

The Cake-Walk or Cakewalk was a dance developed from the "Prize Walks" held in the late 19th century, generally at get-togethers on slave plantations in the Southern United States. Alternative names for the original form of the dance were "chalkline-walk", and the "walk-around". At the conclusion of a performance of the original form of the dance in an exhibit at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, an enormous cake was awarded to the winning couple. Thereafter it was performed in minstrel shows, exclusively by men until the 1890s. The inclusion of women in the cast "made possible all sorts of ...

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cakewalk

Noun

  1. A contest in which cake was offered for the best dancers.
  2. The style of music associated with such a contest.
  3. The dance, or style of dance associated with such a contest.
  4. Something that is easy or simple, or that does not present a great challenge.


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