I have read with interest all the information about the cake walk dance that began on the plantations and grew in popularity through the earliest decades of the 20th century.

I am wondering how the transition happened from the dance to the fundraiser? It was very prevalent in the South.

I remember having a cake walk at the Halloween festival when I was in grade school in the early sixties. There was no dancing involved. We bought a ticket. Then we walked around a circle to music. When the music stopped, the person on the lucky square won the cake. It was similar to musical chairs.

My mother (born in 1932) said cake walks (fundraisers) were very popular when she was a girl.

Does anyone know how or when the fundraiser type of cake walk began? I would appreciate any information.