Like the childhood songs and butt-shaking contests of Ghana, Batty Moves by the Brooklyn-based dance company Urban Bush Women celebrates the African American female form. The choreographer and the dancers share their memories of butt-tucking ballet classes, and the author shares her memory walk from Ghana to black America.

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