1897 W. H. Krell (title of song) The Mississippi rag two-step: the first rag-time two-step ever written.
1933 30 July ii. 4/2 When the World War broke out in 1914, the New York dancing public was indulging in all sorts of turkey trots, the rag two-step, one-steps, hesitation and the tango.
1996 S. A. Floyd iii. 72 The slow drag, cakewalk, rag two-step, and all the rest were popular dances at the turn of the century, particularly in black culture.