dance style characterized by side-kicks from the knee, 1923 (as title of a song), 1925 as a dance, from the U.S. city of Charleston, South Carolina, which was named for King Charles II of England.
Whether the Charleston (dance) has come to stay or not, it behooves every open-minded hostess and musician to "try it out" anyhow. [Ethel P. Peyser, "The Rotarian," July 1926]
双语例句
1. The blame for the Charleston fiasco did not lie with him.
查尔斯顿惨败错不在他。
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2. Columbia was a young city compared to venerable Charleston.
与历史悠久的查尔斯顿相比，哥伦比亚是个年轻的城市。
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3. Then we put the music on, and we all danced the Charleston.
接着我们打开音乐，一起跳起查尔斯顿舞来。
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4. The types of braces included Boston, Charleston , lumbosacral brace and Milwaukee, etc.
