Dancers performing a cakewalk, 1903

Name: Dancers performing a cakewalk, 1903
Uploaded: 2025-04-10T20:02:42Z
Duration: 42 s
Description: The African American cakewalk was a dance featuring fancy strutting that was named for the prize awarded in such dance contests.

The African American cakewalk was a dance featuring fancy strutting that was named for the prize awarded in such dance contests.

Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Washington, D.C.

Dancers performing a cakewalk, 1903
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