Booty shake

For other uses, see Booty shake (disambiguation).

The booty shake or booty shaking is a generic term for sexually suggestive dance moves that involve fast movements of pelvis. Originating in African dances, booty shaking was brought by African slaves to the United States and other places, and now it is commonly seen at the dance floor. This move is a part of a number particular dances, of which twerking has become a viral international sensation after being performed by Miley Cyrus in 2013. Colloquial expressions, such as "shake your booty" or "shake your ass" refer to this dance move. "Booty-shaking music" is music that makes people to shake their booties.

There is no particular choreography for the move, and as music writer Cristina Jerome puts it, it is "a move that even someone with two left feet can’t screw up".[1]

Dances and dance moves that involve "booty shaking" include mapalé, the gouyad move in méringue of Haiti, "vacunao" ("vaccinate") move of Guaguancó, Cuba, "winin'" (Jamaica),[a], "ventilateur" (Senegal)[b], Niiko (Somalia), kwassa kwassa, zingué (Cameroon), mapouka[c], m'alayah.[5]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "...places a strong emphasis on circular or isolated hip motions known as “winin.”"[2]
  2. ^ "ventilateur ('electric fan', which describes the motion of the buttocks swirling suggestively)"[3]
  3. ^ "In the early 2000s, the Cameroonian government had placed bans on certain “indecent” dances such as the zingue and mapouka,[4]

References

  1. ^ Cristina Jerome, Ten Songs That Will Inspire You to Shake Your Ass
  2. ^ From Jamaica to NYC
  3. ^ Tang, Patricia (September 2007). Masters of the Sabar: Wolof Griot Percussionists of Senegal. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. p. 159].
  4. ^ Lesley Nicole Braun, "Trading Virtue for Virtuosity: The Artistry of Kinshasa's Concert Danseuses", JSTOR 43306257
  5. ^ Twerk: booty-dancing a white privilege?, February 27, 2014

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