Anything that can be done with straightforward ease is said to be a "cakewalk." Any action that is "not a cakewalk" is, of course, difficult and complicated. No surprise, right? But stay with me a ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS — A “cakewalk,” replicating a dance performed by African-Americans during and after the Civil War, is scheduled for 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, July 7, at Congress Park. Blacks were ...

NMAH copy Purchased from the NMAH Library Endowment. "The history of American dance reflects the nation's tangled culture. Dancers from wildly different backgrounds watched, imitated, and stole from ...

Five African Americans--three men and two women--perform a cakewalk, a dance featuring fancy strutting that was named after the prize awarded in the original contests. The dancers wear rather formal ...