Lambeth Walk

English Etymology Originally the name of a comic Cockney sketch and song, c. 1901, and later popularised as a dance in the 1937 theatrical production Me and My Girl and 1939 movie The Lambeth Walk; punning on Lambeth Walk, a street in the London suburb of Lambeth. Noun 1 A dance popular in the late 1930s in which the dancer imitates the exaggerated jaunty walk of a comic Cockney character of theatrical shows. en 9 Apr 1938 The West Australian Perth 23 4 On her behalf he made a tour of Ireland introducing new dances, and was the first to demonstrate the Lambeth Walk, an adaptation of a dance from Lupino Lane's production "Me and My Girl." en 26 Oct 1938 The Daily News Perth 11 5 The "Lambeth Walk" has become very popular in Kalgoorlie. When Rene Esler and Jerry McMorrow introduced it at a dance there, it proved a great success, and was repeated several times during the evening. en 20 Aug 1951 The Daily Telegraph Sydney 12 2 Boy, you should have seen me doin', doin' the Lambeth Walk. en Dances