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Individually performed chiefly but not exclusively by women, [1] [2] performers dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving throwing or thrusting their hips back or shaking their buttocks , often in a low squatting stance. As a tradition shaped by local aid and pleasure clubs, block parties and second lines , [7] the dance was central to "a historical situating of sissy bounce—bounce music as performed by artists from the New Orleans African-American community that [led to] a meteoric rise in popularity post-[ Hurricane Katrina after ]. The Oxford English Dictionary defines an 18th-century use of the word as a blend of " twist " and " jerk " or " twitch " , which was reported by the BBC in conjunction with the black cultural context, but this seems to be an erroneous connection or a false cognate. The Oxford Dictionaries blog states, "the most likely theory is that it is an alteration of work, because that word has a history of being used in similar ways, with dancers being encouraged to "work it". The word "twerking" first appeared on record in "Do the Jubilee All" by DJ Jubilee in , in which he chanted, "Twerk baby, twerk baby, twerk, twerk, twerk.
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Move it, shake it, and celebrate your backside with some help from Juvenile, Destiny's Child, and Jason Derulo. Songs about ladies' backsides have long been a staple of club music. They're fun, rowdy, and upbeat, which also makes them perfect for exercise. That's why we compiled the best booty-shaking tracks into this workout playlist , so you can slim down-or round out-what your mama gave you.
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