'I'd love to say that my fear of being the Black girl who can't dance is something I've overcome but the truth is I have to make a very deliberate effort to dance carefree.'
It’s the summer of 2013, Miley Cyrus has just twerked on Robin Thicke in that infamousand my colleagues and I are enjoying a night out. Amidst the revelry, a dance circle forms and I’m quietly two-stepping on the fringes, trying to maintain a low profile. As a hip-hop song comes on, one of my colleagues locks eyes with me and sure enough, they ask me to teach them. There’s only one problem: I don’t know how to twerk.
It wasn’t until I was 12 years old and learning choreography for church that I came to understand how dire it truly was. We were each required to master the basics before being allowed to move on to the more complex aspects of the routine but as everyone else picked up the choreography and moved on, I struggled with even the simplest steps. This went on until I was the only one left still learning the basics.
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