August 28, 2013 02:01 pm PDT
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Through internet videos, tracing the African roots oftwerk
At This Is Africa, contributor Cosmic Yoruba has a roundup of videos that show the African roots of booty-popping/New Orleans Bounce dance which white folk now call "twerking." Twerk gyrated further into pop culture focus this week when noted white pop star Miley Cyrus attempted, poorly, to perform it on a televised awards show.Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/9wBDQFY6yPk/story01.htm
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