This short documentary explores the Afro-Caribbean dance, ‘whining’ alongside the practice of twerking to analyze respectability politics, pressures to accommodate whiteness, and gendered criticism of sexual expression within the Black diaspora. Using archival footage of West African dance, expert opinion from professional dancers, and a therapist, this film presents the picture of the defiance, autonomy, and ancestral veneration intrinsic to these traditional , sensual, and controversial movement styles.