cakewalkˈkeɪkˌwɔk
cakewalk (n)
English Definitions:
cakewalk (noun)
a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake
cakewalk (verb)
an easy accomplishment
"winning the tournament was a cakewalk for him"; "invading Iraq won't be a cakewalk"
cakewalk (verb)
perform the cakewalk dance
cakewalk (Noun)
A contest in which cake was offered for the best dancers.
cakewalk (Noun)
The style of music associated with such a contest.
cakewalk (Noun)
The dance, or style of dance associated with such a contest.
cakewalk (Noun)
Something that is easy or simple, or that does not present a great challenge.
Cakewalk
The Cake-Walk or Cakewalk was a dance developed from the "Prize Walks" held in the late 19th century, generally at get-togethers on slave plantations in the Southern United States. Alternative names for the original form of the dance were "chalkline-walk", and the "walk-around". At the conclusion of a performance of the original form of the dance in an exhibit at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, an enormous cake was awarded to the winning couple. Thereafter it was performed in minstrel shows, exclusively by men until the 1890s. The inclusion of women in the cast "made possible all sorts of improvisations in the Walk, and the original was soon changed into a grotesque dance" which became very popular across the country.
Cakewalk
The cakewalk was a dance developed from the "prize walks" (dance contests with a cake awarded as the prize) held in the mid-19th century, generally at get-togethers on Black slave plantations before and after emancipation in the Southern United States. Alternative names for the original form of the dance were "chalkline-walk", and the "walk-around". It was originally a processional partner dance danced with comical formality, and may have developed as a subtle mockery of the mannered dances of white slaveholders. Following an exhibition of the cakewalk at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, the cakewalk was adopted by performers in minstrel shows, where it was danced exclusively by men until the 1890s. At that point, Broadway shows featuring women began to include cakewalks, and grotesque dances became very popular across the country.The fluid and graceful steps of the dance may have given rise to the colloquialism that something accomplished with ease is a "cakewalk".
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