Twerk Training

What you get:

A class to dive deeper into twerk technique and play with floor elements.

What to expect:

  • intermediate Twerk technique
  • strength & flexibility exercises
  • freestyle & explorations to support you in developing your dance and expression through Twerk – please bring knee pads.

This class is an intermediate class, if you are a beginner, join us in the “claiming pleasure” class (open level)!

Twerk

is a dance style known for shaking the booty and hips in numerous variations in a low, squatting stance. Using the glutes and hips in dance can be traced back to different african and afro-diasporic dances like the Mapouka dance (Ivory Coast), the Baikoko dance (Tanzania), the Acholi dance (Uganda/Sudan), Bucking (a black dance tradition in historically black colleges/universities in the USA) or to the New Orleans Bounce music and dances.

Twerking gained significant popularity in the United States, particularly in the hip-hop and club dance scenes. The term “twerk” itself is derived from the New Orleans Bounce music scene and has been popularized by songs, music videos, and celebrities like Beyonce or Miley Cyrus, who played roles in popularizing the term and dance. It’s important to acknowledge that the cultural roots of twerking and similar dances predate mainstream appearances, originating from African dances and traditions.

While twerking is often viewed or stigmatized as a sexual dance, it is getting more and more popular and has become a means of empowerment and liberation among womxn, celebrated for its energy and cultural significance.

Important information before registration:
This class is not open to everyone – it is a space for FLINTA* and/or LGBTQIA+ and not open to hetero cis-gender men.

We trust and expect you to respect the FLINTA* and/or LGBTQIA+ Safer Space and to only participate if you identify as LGBTQIA+ and/or FLINTA*. No one’s gender identity or sexual orientation will be guessed based on their appearance, and you will not be required to out or explain yourself to be welcome.

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