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The CAKEWALK was a pre-Civil War dance originally performed by slaves on plantation grounds. The uniquely American dance was first known as the "prize walk"; the prize was an elaborately decorated cake. Hence, "prize walk" is the original source for the phrases "takes the cake" and "cakewalk."

It was originally a processional partner dance performed with comical formality, and may have developed as a subtle mockery of the mannered dances of white slaveholders. As cakewalk dances became more popular, they gave rise to its own form of music, an early predecessor of what's now known as ragtime.

Both films are copyrighted May 11, 1903 and were filmed at the Biograph New York City studio, maybe on the roof.

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Chapters
0:00 - Classic Cake Walk
0:28 - Comedic Cake Walk
1:00 - The End

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