SARATOGA SPRINGS — A “cakewalk,” replicating a dance performed by African-Americans during and after the Civil War, is scheduled for 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, July 7, at Congress Park. Blacks were ...

Five African Americans--three men and two women--perform a cakewalk, a dance featuring fancy strutting that was named after the prize awarded in the original contests. The dancers wear rather formal ...