twerks
Shakes the rear
Twerks is the verb form of twerk, a dance move involving rapid, rhythmic hip thrusting and buttock shaking while in a low squat.
The dance has roots in bounce music culture and entered mainstream awareness in the 2010s: She twerks better than anyone at the club.
The video of her twerking went viral.
Stolen valuables, especially treasure
- bounceSpring back after impact
- hipFashionable or pelvic joint
- thrustForceful forward motion
- squatCrouching on bent legs
shake · drop · grind · pop · rhythm · club · choreography · isolations
Rhythmic spoken-word music
- reggaetonLatin urban genre from Puerto Rico
- trapDevice for catching animals
- dancehallPaid venue for social movement
- bounceSpring back after impact
bass · beat · New Orleans · Atlanta · DJ · party · club · track
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- viralSpreading quickly online
- memeShared online humor
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
mainstream · reclaim · expression · empowerment · sexuality · criticism · feminism · body positivity
booty
Stolen valuables, especially treasure
squat · shake · drop · grind · pop · rhythm · club · choreography · isolations · stance
hip-hop
Rhythmic spoken-word music
- reggaetonLatin urban genre from Puerto Rico
- trapDevice for catching animals
- dancehallPaid venue for social movement
bounce · bass · beat · New Orleans · Atlanta · DJ · party · club · track · viral
Miley Cyrus
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- viralSpreading quickly online
- memeShared online humor
controversy · mainstream · reclaim · expression · empowerment · sexuality · criticism · feminism · body positivity · objectification
twerkswaltzes
Triple-time ballroom dances
ballroom dances · curtsies · pirouettes · minuets · polkas