Related Dances
The Big Apple has many commonalities with Afro-American vernacular partner dances of the early part of the century through the 1930s and 40s. Dances such as the Cakewalk, Black Bottom, Charleston, and Lindy Hop share both similar elements and a common underlying improvisational spirit.
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Famous quotes containing the words related and/or dances:
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