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Old Nov 4, 2009 , 07:10 PM   # 1 (permalink)
Default African American Social Dance Creations



There are no dances in the US that is worth anything that has not been created by Black Americans. The whites try to claim it as their own, but we create them and they imitate them by creating a bastardized forms. If you want to see how the dances are to be danced, you must go back to the the creators. Enjoy!

Black American Social Dancing 1901-1950s

Spirit Moves
YouTube - Spirit Moves

Lindy Hoppers

Other Social Dances
Frank Manning Doing the Charleston

The Cakewalk
The Cakewalk is a plantation dance created by the slaves to make fun of the stiff and pretentious dancing the master class at their social functions.

The Big Apple
The Big Apple includes a collection of various dances mentioned above

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