Twerking (/ˈtwɜːrkɪŋ/; possibly from 'to work') is a type of dance that emerged from the bounce music scene of New Orleans in 1990,[1] which has a broader origin among other types of dancing found among the African diaspora that derives from Bantu-speakingAfricans of Central Africa.[2] Individually performed chiefly but not exclusively by women,[3][4] 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.[5] Twerking is part of a larger set of characteristic moves unique to the New Orleans style of hip-hop known as "bounce".[6] Moves include "mixing", "exercising", the "bend over", the "shoulder hustle", "clapping", "booty clapping", "booty poppin", "the sleeper" and "the wild wood"—all recognized as booty shaking or bounce.[7][8] Twerking is one among other types of choreographic gestures within bounce.