History Main / ShakingTheRump

Compare BellyDancer, which is someone who shakes their belly and hips and will often incorporate this trope. Taking this trope too far would also overlap with {{Mooning}}. Related to SupermodelStrut and possibly also ThreeMinutesOfWrithing. May also overlap with {{Joke of the Butt}}, when PlayedForLaughs rather than for {{Fanservice}}.

** Bowser Junior will turn aroundand wag his tail at the player prior to his second battle in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosWonder''.

** Koala Kong from the first ''VideoGame/{{Crash Bandicoot|1996}}'' is constantly flexing his muscles during his boss battle, including showing off his [[{{Pun}} assets]] by turning around and wiggling his glutes at Crash. He again does it for his award podium animation when getting 1st place in ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled''.

* Franchise/SuperMarioBros

** Yoshi has also taken to doing this in spinoff games starting around ''VideoGame/MarioSuperstarBaseball'' as well as the later *Mario Parties*, where he'll turn around and wag his rump at the camera in celebration for winning. He again does it in ''VideoGame/MarioPlusRabbidsKingdomBattle''.
** Bowser Junior will taunt the player this way prior to his second battle in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosWonder''.

** Wario is frequently seen doing this as a taunt in the various sports spinoff games. In ''VideoGame/MarioStrikersBattleLeague'', he does this during his Special Shot animation before doing a Ground Pound on the ball to send it flying all over the field. This also carries into ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' where it is one of his taunts.

* ''VideoGame/WarioLand'': As said above, this has become a sort of signature trait for Wario, who will often shake or slap his butt as either a taunt or victory pose. Most infamously, ''VideoGame/WarioLandShakeIt'' has him in a constant cycle of shaking his rump at the camera in the game's main menu, and it's 'as lovingly animated and rendered as the rest of that game is'.

* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'':
** One of Wario's taunts has him mockingly shaking his rump at the camera.
** Yoshi has also done this in ''Mario Party 9'' and ''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''.

* ''VideoGame/WarioLand'': As said above, this has become a sort of signature trait for Wario, who will often shake or slap his butt as either a taunt or victory pose.
* ''Mario's Tennis'' Peach does this as her idle animation

** Koala Kong from the first ''VideoGame/{{Crash Bandicoot|1996}}'' is constantly flexing his muscles during his boss battle, including showing off his [[{{Pun}} assets]] by turning around and wiggling his glutes at Crash. He continues to do for his award podium when getting 1st place in ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled''.

** Koala Kong from the first ''VideoGame/{{Crash Bandicoot|1996}}'' is constantly flexing his muscles during his boss battle, including showing off his [[{{Pun}} assets]] by turning around and wiggling his them at Crash. He continues to do for his award podium when getting 1st place in ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled''.

** Koala Kong ''VideoGame/{{Crash Bandicoot|1996}}'' is constantly flexing his muscles during his boss battle, including showing off his [[{{Pun}} assets]] by turning around and wiggling his glutes at Crash.

** Crash himself adds some booty shaking to the Crash Dance after defeating N. Tropy and his alternate dimension counterpart in ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot4ItsAboutTime''.

** One of Koala Kong's animations during his boss battle in the original ''VideoGame/{{Crash Bandicoot|1996}}'' is to turn around and do this, likely to show off his [[{{Pun}} assets]].

* In an iconic scene from ''Film/Beetlejuice'' at a fancy dinner with guests, the Deetz are possessed into dancing around the table. Concluding with a bit of everyone at the table shaking their butts to the music. Including a particularly funny shot of one of the fancy guests staring in horror at her butt moving out of her control, all while daughter, Lydia laughs in the background.

** Robin doing this became a RunningGag for a few seasons. The episodes "Hey You, Don't Neglect Me in Your Memory", "Bee Money", "Mr. Butt", "Operation Tin Man", and "Arms Race with Legs" are just a handful of the many instances where he twerked his behind for any of the three reasons listed in the trope description.

'' WesternAnimation/FishHooks'':

''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'':

Mrs. Bobbie also does this when teaching Mr. Weenie how to beg

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'':

** Homestar's character video ends with him randomly doing a "butt-dance"

** One of Koala Kong's animations during his boss battle in the original ''VideoGame/{{Crash Bandicoot|1996}}'' is to turn around and do this, likely to show off his [[IncrediblyLamePun assets]].

** Later, John is shown at his drawing desk looking at an unflattering cartoon drawing of his wife. He imagines a FantasySequence where the woman in the picture scolds him for ogling Mrs. Bessenger. She shakes her bottom in exaggerated fashion, making fun of him for finding the same thing attractive about the new neighbor.

** When John first sees comely new widow Mrs. Bessinger (who has just moved in next door), he daydreams a FantasySequence where she dances seductively and then opens her long coat, the better to show off her tight and skimpy red dress. Just before she does so, she turns her back to John and seductively wiggles her behind in time to the music.

* In an iconic scene from ''Film/Beetlejuice1988'' at a fancy dinner with guests, the Deetz are possessed into dancing around the table. Concluding with a bit of everyone at the table shaking their butts to the music. Including a particularly funny shot of one of the fancy guests staring in horror at her butt moving out of her control, all while daughter, Lydia laughs in the background.

* In an iconic scene from ''Film/Beetlejuice'' at a fancy dinner with guests, the Deetz are possessed into dancing around the table. Concluding with a bit of everyone at the table shaking their butts to the music. Including a particularly funny shot of one of the fancy guests staring in horror at her butt moving out of her control, all while daughter, Lydia laughs in the background.

* the chicken dance is a famous German dance made for Kids that involves wiggling your bum like a tail

* [[https://youtu.be/yPD9Rm6gkuM?list=PL_EDIWweY8w984GQW7mVQ_BcWbvmP0R9S&t=42 Linda does this briefly]] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Rio}}''.