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     • During the 2013 MTV VMAs, Miley Cyrus twerked through her duet with Robin Thicke, becoming the most talked about moment of the night.
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   Was Miley Cyrus mentioned in Lizzo's TED talk about twerking?

   • After Lizzo's TED Talk on the history of twerking went viral last fall, the singer-songwriter heard from someone mentioned in the conversation: Miley Cyrus .

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   Did Miley Cyrus twerk before he was born?

   • Move over Miley Cyrus. It appears strait-laced Victorian ancestors were “twerking” nearly 150 years before the birth of the “Wrecking Ball” singer, who caused a storm with her raunchy performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. “Twerk” has this month been added to the Oxford English Dictionary, setting the word in academic stone.

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   Did Miley Cyrus twerk during the 2013 MTV VMAs?

   • During the 2013 MTV VMAs, Miley Cyrus twerked through her duet with Robin Thicke, becoming the most talked about moment of the night. Though Miley had twerked previously on her social media channels, this performance caught the attention of the mainstream media, being reported on by CNN, Forbes, and Business Insider, just to name a few.

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   Is twerking erased in black culture?

   • As Lizzo described how twerking's roots in Black culture are often forgotten, she noted how the dance move went wide when Cyrus did it at the 2013 VMAs, saying that twerking "was misunderstood and taken out of context," and that Black people were "erased" from its history.

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   When was Twerk first used?

   • “Twerk” has this month been added to the Oxford English Dictionary, setting the word in academic stone. The first listed reference to its use happened in 1848, while it was referred to as a noun even earlier.

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   Where did twerking come from?

   • In reality, the culture and history of twerking is centuries old, and dates back to the Ivory Coast of Africa, before the transatlantic slave trade. As we celebrate 50 years of hip-hop and the evolution twerking has made into the mainstream, it's important to take a moment and reflect the journey it's taken to get to this place.

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3. metro.co.uk › 2023/08/25 › miley-cyrus-twerking-wasMiley Cyrus outrage over twerking at the MTV VMAs was 10 ...

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   Aug 25, 2023 · It's been 10 years since Miley Cyrus performed alongside Robin Thick in a nude latex suit and a foam finger at the Video Music Awards.

4. www.popsugar.com › fitness › history-twerking-49231442The History of Twerking | POPSUGAR Fitness

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   Aug 1, 2023 · Scroll through the history of twerking, from pre-transatlantic slave trade to 2023, including Miley Cyrus's viral 2013 VMAs performance an Lizzo's TED Talk.

5. people.com › music › lizzo-why-miley-cyrus-thankedLizzo Reveals Why Miley Cyrus Thanked Her for Twerking ...

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   Mar 2, 2022 · After Lizzo's TED Talk on the history of twerking went viral last fall, the singer-songwriter heard from someone mentioned in the conversation: Miley Cyrus.

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7. www.cnn.com › 2015/06/25 › europeTwerking: Dictionary says it’s from 1800s, Miley Cyrus | CNN

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   Jun 25, 2015 · “Harper’s Monthly Magazine” unwittingly mashed up some elements of Cyrus’ booty-popping dance with her country and western alter-ego “Hannah Montana” in 1932 when it published the line: “A leaf...

8. www.eonline.com › news › 1057707Miley Cyrus' Twerk Dance Party Will Give You Flashbacks

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   Jul 18, 2019 · Cyrus added over footage of herself swiveling her hips in front of the mirror and twerking on the floor. In between clips, she reminded fans it's been a decade since the Wizards on Deck with...

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9. www.bbc.co.uk › news › newsbeat-40618010Miley Cyrus 'felt sexualised' while twerking during 2013 MTV ...

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   Jul 15, 2017 · Miley Cyrus says she felt "sexualised" after twerking on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2013. During the show, the singer wore a latex bra and pants and stuck her tongue out while rubbing...

10. people.com › music › miley-cyrus-robin-thicke-vmasMiley Cyrus: Life Was 'Changed Forever' After VMAs - People.com

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    Mar 1, 2018 · Viewed now, Cyrus, 25, says the controversial performance did more than help jettison her child star image (and introduce the concept of "twerking" to a wider demographic) — it helped her...