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February 6th, 2009 - 11:09 am § in African American, America, Amusements, Dance

The Cakewalk

The Cakewalk had its origins in slavery. Peering through the windows at the spectacles hosted by white planters, enslaved blacks would then prance and preen in imitation of whites at their own dances, using exaggerated movements, curtsys and bows to and adopting “high-toned” clothing to [...]

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March 25th, 2008 - 12:00 pm § in Amusements, Dance, Etiquette, Social History, Videos

Ragtime Dances

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March 9th, 2008 - 12:06 pm § in Amusements, Dance, Etiquette, Social History

Those Scandalous Dances!

The minuet–among other dances–reigned supreme as the courtliest, most aristocratic dance through the Renaissance to the Georgian era. It was stately, it was elegant, it was–most importantly–proper; only the hands of the dance partners touched, their fingers clasped ever so ge[...]

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August 27th, 2007 - 12:41 pm § in Dance, Entertainment, Social History

Thé Dansant

One of the things I love about the Edwardian era is the relative freedom allowed between the mingling of men and women. No longer was the chaperon required to dog the steps of aristocratic young women, and no longer were gentlemen forbidden to form friendships with women. Once meeting in a suitable [...]

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