Suite of Old American Dances - HL00348203 | Music

Leading off the suite, the Cake Walk is a strutting dance based on a march rhythm, often performed at minstrel shows; it originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake. The Schottische is a Scotch round dance in 2/4 time, similar to the polka, only slower. The third movement, Western One-Step, recalls a variant of an early ballroom dance that was a precursor to the foxtrot. The triple meter of the Wallflower Waltz, will be familiar to most. The bright and highly syncopated rhythm of the Rag completes the dance suite.

1. Cake Walk
2. Schottische
3. Western One-Step
4. Wallflower Waltz
5. Rag