Perreo is a dance, that focuses on grinding, with the man facing the back of the woman. 


The word ‘perreo’, meaning dancing doggy style, derives from the Spanish word perro, meaning “dog”. 

This is also known as “booty dancing” or “grinding” or “twerking” in the United States of America.

Perreo is a front-to-back dance, that is, the man faces the back of the woman. The moves focus on grinding and pelvic thrusts. 
They can be seen in music videos and night clubs. Such dancing moves have exposed a lot of youth to premarital sex, group sex and orgy. 
The dance derives it’s origin from voodoo dancing (worshiping of deities and unclean spirits), where humans offered up their bodies into the act of becoming like dogs, women playing the role of (female dogs and men playing the role of male dogs).

Perreo was also the first type of back-to-front dancing seen in Cuba (Cuba dance). It is also common in the Caribbean and is the primary form of dancing at clubs and parties.