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  Twerk is a dance style that originated from the bounce music scene of New Orleans in 1990. It has a broader origin with many other dance styles that are found among the African diaspora that comes from Bantu-speaking Africans of Central Africa. This style is a larger set of moves that are specific to the New Orleans style of hip-hop known as "bounce". The moves of  "mixing", "exercising", the "bend over", the "shoulder hustle", "clapping", "booty clapping", "the sleeper", and "the wild wood", which were all recognized as booty shaking or bounce.  The tradition of this dance style shaped social clubs, pleasure clubs, block parties, and parades, which created a historical rise to sissy bounce with bounce music that was performed by artists from the New Orleans African-American community, which led to a rising popularity after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. This style expanded and created a widespread ...

  Brazilian Funk is a dance style that showcases the culture, attitude, sensuality, and soul of Brazil's infectious urban music scene.  This genre of dance is often referred to as Funk Carioca, baile funk, Brazilian Funk, or simply funk, as a Brazilian hip-hop influenced music genre from Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian music has a very vibrant and diverse history, influenced by a variety of cultural and musical traditions. From the rhythmic beats of Afro-Brazilian instrumental music to the smooth melodies of bossa nova, Brazilian music has transformed and developed into a dynamic style that has showcased the nature of the country's landscape.  The dance style developed under the name "Funk Carioca" or, as we all know, Brazilian Funk. This style rose to popularity in the late 1970s and drew from a variety of different international music genres, such as gangsta rap, Miami Bass, Afrobeat, samba, EDM subgenres like freestyle and electro, along with African and Brazilian folk a...

  Reggaeton is a free, energetic, and vibrant rhythmic-based style that is rooted in Latin, Hip-Hop, and Caribbean dance influences. It focuses on fluid body isolation, like the chest, hips, shoulders, and the head,  which create very smooth and sensual movements by moving one section of the body while keeping others steady. This style also focuses on hip movements like rolls and pops, and grounded steps with individual flair, often using bent knees that emphasize the movement, with attitude and confidence, and energetic bounce. This style encourages freestyle and personal expression to make choreography more playful and fun.  The music style blends elements of Puerto Rican and Panamanian music, along with Hip-Hop, Reggae, and Latin influences, exploring a charismatic, playful, and confident personality that makes the music style so unique and diverse in the music space. It has a specific and syncopated beat that is infectious, bringing a fiery passion to the dancers who ...