The Charleston is a fast dance of swinging legs from the twenties. Dance the Charleston, a Charleston step, learn the Charleston.
The knees swivel in and out while the feet kick back, and it looks impossible until you see it slowly. It came out of Black communities in the American South and took its name from the city in South Carolina, spreading worldwide after a 1923 musical.
1nouncharlestonA fast dance of the 1920s.
“The young women kicked up their heels and danced the Charleston all night.”
charleston is a dance.
Charleston comes from Charles + -ton. The places are named after various men named "Charles"; see definitions below.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA
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