Susie-Qn.
/ˈsuːzɪkjuː/ A modern dance of African-American origin; the step characteristic of this dance (see quots.).
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1936 Davis & Coots (title of song) Doin' the Suzi-Q.
1936 Davis & Coots Doin' the Suzi-Q 4 A new dance hit the town, It's really gettin' 'round, It's lots of fun, I found, Doin' the Suzi-Q.
1937 L. Shomer How to Dance 37 The Suzi-Q is the latest and most intricate of Fox Trot Steps. To begin with, it combines the features of the tap-dance with the nimble Off-Beat Syncopated Running Steps and Turns.
1938 A. Murray How to become Good Dancer 188 Neither truckin' nor the Suzie-Q is a complete dance in itself. Both are skylarking steps that add variety.
1938 A. Murray How to become Good Dancer 190 The Susie-Q is a solo dance. It is not danced with a partner.
1946 M. Mezzrow & B. Wolfe Really Blues xiii. 235 And from the old folks' shuffle to the Suzie Q and Sand, wasn't none of them steps new to grandpa—just the names were different.
1956 G. P. Kurath in A. Dundes Mother Wit (1973) 106/2 The Susie-Q and Truckin' are said to have developed in New York's Negro quarter, Harlem.
1963 N.Y. Times Mag. 27 Oct. 104/2 [The Negroes'] body rhythm and frank sensuality turned the formal European waltz into the closely clutched two-step and one-step,..the Susie Q. and the big Apple.
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