Miley Cyrus recently made headlines for her performance on stage at the MTV Music Awards, shaking her butt in what many described as a scandalous or inappropriate manner, while she was just dressed similar to a skimpy bathing suit. Anyone who watched the news in the days following her Aug. 25, 2013 performance at the Video Music Awards couldn't have missed the comment, and there were a lot of them. Some thought Miley's performance was extreme and perverse. People talked and many reflected on this new dance. Was this an artistic expression or obscene nonsense, and Miley created this new dance known as "twerking?" This article discusses the origins of twerking, its transplant from its origins in the American dance scene, and Miley's performance of the progressive version of the original dance. It also explores the values ​​and criticisms associated with dance and some of today's social views of dance. Finally, he discusses the historical aspects of the dance and considers the future of twerking. Miley Cyrus Performance As background, Miley appeared on stage on the night of August 25, scantily clad, and performed a dance that is now commonly referred to as: "twerking." It seemed to have made this dance famous, as it received enormous media coverage and commentary, comic reprisals, and critical acclaim from some for its media genius. In fact, this term was added to the Oxford Dictionary Online just this year. “Twerk” is defined as “dancing to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving hip-thrusting movements and low, squat dancing” (English definition of twerk). Miley certainly danced in a sexually provocative manner, thrusting her hips and squatting while co... middle of card... is this the original of 'twerk'? Oxfordwords Blog. August 29, 2013. Web. November 26, 2013. Philpott, Alexis. "The Evolution of Twerking." The Marquis. October 10, 2013. Web. November 7, 2013. Powell, Azizi. "The Mapouka dance of Ivory Coast - The roots of twerking". Pancocomamellate. May 16, 2013. Web. November 30, 2013. Richardson, Elaine. “Developing Critical Hip Hop Feminist Literacies: Centrality and Subversion of Sexuality in the Lives of Black Girls.” Equity and Excellence in Education Routledge 08 August 2013. 327-341. Network. 07 November 2013.