The Washington Post is the march that made Sousa famous, the march that made the newspaper famous and the march that made the two-step famous. Composed in 1889 for the U.S. Marine Band to perform at a children’s essay contest on the grounds of the Smithsonian, the march is thought to have been concocted to be the perfect music for a new dance called the “two-step”. The trio melody contains a little melodic half step dip and return that mirrors the sideways tilt used by the partners in the new da