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Swagg Kidzzz
Unless you've been living under a rock in LA, you might have noticed that the kids' pants are getting a lot less baggy.. and the colors are getting a LOT louder. Stroy Moyd plugs us into the fashion/dance/music craze that have swept the youth of LA, known as "Jerkin" Read the full description.
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It all started out with Chubby Checker and "the twist." Chubby Checker was one of the first African American males with a number one record in the 1950's. The twist was a song about a popular dance that practically took over the world. To this very day, if the twist came on in a retirement center, all of the retirees would get out of their seats and do the twist.
Now there's a new dance, better yet, a new movement. Kids from all over Los Angeles are obsessed with bright colored skinny jeans, checkered Vans, and doing a dance they call "Jerkin."
