We’ve all been there — at a high school dance or even on YouTube.

Twerking has shaken its way into many aspects of our lives.
The fact that girls drop it low and shake what their mommas gave them is a sad cry for attention. The fact that we have to watch it, is even worse.
In a poll, more than 75 percent of students surveyed said they believed twerking is overrated and unnecessary.
The Pom team is known for its energetic and lively performances. However, in recent performances, parents have noticed more hip shaking and leg squatting than usual. Senior pom squad member Victoria Kauffman believes twerking is confused with hip hop dancing, especially when the pom squad performs it.
“We don’t see ourselves as twerking,” Kauffman said. “We see it as choreography.”
Not only has twerking made it’s way into our school dances and other social settings, it’s made its way to the news. A popular entertainment website, E-online, posted a story following a mother finding out about her daughter’s twerking and forcing her to apologize to everyone at their Bakersfield, Calif., school.
Not only is twerking becoming a problem in schools, it’s becoming a problem for entire communities. Parents in the city of Dequincy, La., started a petition to ban twerking. Mayor Lawrence Henegan of Dequincy denies the ban will go anywhere.
The fact that parents are trying to get this provocative dance banned shows how big of an epidemic it’s becoming. The most prime example of inappropriate twerking was on the 2013 VMA awards when Miley Cyrus’ racy performance involved a lot of twerking.
Put “twerking” into YouTube, more than 4 million videos will pop up. Many of those videos are titled “How to Twerk.” Master those skills and you can get a $50,000 scholarship from hip hop star Juicy J. On Aug. 22, the rapper announced via Twitter that any young adult can twerk for the opportunity win a $50,000 scholarship.
Senior Panyin Boye-Doe believes twerking is OK with limits.
“I think twerking is fine when it is done in a joking matter,” Boye-Doe said. “It’s actually one of my favorite moves, and I pull it out quite often”.
Many people, such as Cyrus, believe twerking is harmless fun.
I, on the other hand, don’t share that opinion. Twerking is simply what insecure girls do to get attention, but in reality, they get a bad reputation.