Uncle Tom’s Cabin - Group and Solo Cakewalk dance (1903)

1903 Uncle Tom’s Cabin Group Cakewalk scene with some solo cakewalk dance as well. from excerpt: It originated in Florida by the African-American slaves who got the basic idea from the Seminole Indians (couples walking solemnly).The original idea of the Cakewalk was that of a couple promenading in a dignified manner, dressed in Sundays best, high stepping and kicking, mimicking whitey’s high society. Some of the better plantation owners would bake a special cake called a hoecake wrapped in
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