twerking, MIT style by Michael C. '16
need more be said?
Welcome to another edition of MIT Students Can Be Artsy™, aka We Do More Than Psets! Really!™, aka Things to Do On Saturday Nights at MIT™!
Aside from a cappella, dance is another big thing at MIT. And the largest dance group on campus is Dance Troupe, a student-run group that puts on a show every semester. Previous shows have had variously amusing/confusing names like 50 Shades of Plié and #DTMF. This year’s fall show? DTWERK.
(if you don’t know what twerking is, I direct you to the Oxford Online Dictionary. Or maybe innocence is bliss?)
I think the variety of dances speaks to the diversity of MIT’s student body. The show ran the gamut from poppy R&B…
…to ballet-ish…
…to an Indian folk dance by guest group Bhangra…
…to tap dancing…
…to a rendition of Anna Kendrick’s Cups…
…and more.
P.S. speaking of twerking, here’s one of the ornaments on the Simmons Christmas tree:
P.P.S. speaking of Miley Cyrus, here’s Walter Lewin: