The original foxtrot as it came to Europe from America was a "jerky" dance. It was often played to music with a fast tempo of 40 or 50 mpm. At the same time as the foxtrot was evolving, so were other popular dances such as the Charleston, the Blackbottom and the Shimmy. It was natural that these dances would eventually combine to form the "Quicktime Charleston and Foxtrot" which was first danced in competion in the late 1920's.