Please forgive me…I’m over 30 and was never a clubber.

In a number of songs, women “get low”. In “Low”:

Shawty got low low low low low low low low

In “Belly Dancer”, they drop down and touch the ground;

Hey, ladies drop it down, just want to see you touch the ground

…

You ain’t even gotta drop down if you want to

What activity is being described here? What are these women doing?

  • Izzgo@kbin.social
    92·
    9 months ago

    New word to me, thank you. And apparently, in animals which display that behavior, it is reflexive, not a voluntary action. But a point of interest from your article:

    Lordosis behavior is non-functional in humans, although lordosis-like positions can be observed in those being mounted from behind.

    So therefore, while twerking mimics lordosis, it’s really just dancing, albeit rather sexually.

    • PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world
      32·
      9 months ago

      We’re not talking about twerking. You are correct in twerking is a dance that does in fact present the person sexually. That is its appeal.

      It is the bending over and sticking out your ass that is lordosis.

      • jerkface@lemmy.caEnglish
        21·
        9 months ago

        No. That is not lordosis. That is a simulation of lordosis. You are confusing a metaphor for the literal thing.