Uncle Toms 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 AfricanAmerican slaves who got the basic idea from the Seminole Indians (couples walking 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 br, br,