Oral histories from enslaved people say that the cakewalk began in the enslaved quarters of Southern plantations. The cakewalk was a grand-promenade type of dance, where couples would take turns performing. The couple with the best dancing skills would then "take the cake," an idiom that is still common today. The phrase "takes the cake" also originates from this tradition. The cakewalk also gave a chance for enslaved people to ridicule those who tyrannized them. The dancers would dress up in th
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Oral histories from enslaved people say that the cakewalk began in the enslaved quarters of Southern plantations. The cakewalk was a grand-promenade type of dance, where couples would take turns performing. The couple with the best dancing skills would then "take the cake," an idiom that is still common today. The phrase "takes the cake" also originates from this tradition. The cakewalk also gave a chance for enslaved people to ridicule those who tyrannized them. The dancers would dress up in th
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11K views · 187 reactions | The Cakewalk Routine The Cake Walk, considered by many as the early origins to inspire Jazz Dance, was born by slaves mocking the way their slave masters would walk, move or dance. Eventually the slave masters would see what the slaves were doing and forced them to perform the dance as entertainment for themselves and other slave masters. Although being forced to dance, the slave who jumped or pranced the highest or provided the best animation would receive a cake or
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