https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waacking What is waacking? Waack/Punk is a form of dance created in the LGBT clubs of Los Angeles , [1] [2] during the 1970s disco era. [3] This dance style was named punking because "punk" was a derogatory term for gay men in the 70s. Naming the style punking was a way of turning this negative term into something positive. A "whack" was a specific movement within the punking style. Although the heterosexual dance community took part in punking, they did not want to associate themselves with the negative, violent, and sexual connotations of name and therefore called the dance genre "waackin". Later, Jeffery Daniel added the "g" to waackin to make it "waacking". [4] Waacking consists of moving the arms to the music beat, [5] [6] typically in a movement of the arms over and behind the shoulder. Waacking also contains other elements such as posing and footwork. Waacking puts a strong emp...