Five twerking men brought traffic to a halt at busy intersection, Tennessee cops say

Traffic came to a halt at a downtown Memphis intersection when five men leaped from their car and began twerking before baffled motorists in Tennessee, according to police.

It happened Monday, March 10, about three blocks east of the Mississippi River, and the dancing was still in progress when a police lieutenant drove up, the Memphis Police Department reported in an affidavit.

What the officer saw was a 2016 Chevy Malibu blocking traffic at a green light, and four men “twerking around the car outside,” the affidavit says.

A fifth man “was spotted dancing on the car’s hood,” he reported.

The five men were taken into custody “so the offense would not happen again,” and they were charged with obstructing traffic, police said. The men ranged in age from 18 to 22, WREG reported.

A motive behind the stunt was not released, but it’s not the first time Memphis motorists have been subjected to twerking in traffic based on videos shared on social media.

Among the examples is a 2021 Facebook video showing someone twerking against the guardrail on the interstate, and an 2021 Instagram video of a woman getting her foot run over after twerking at a Memphis intersection.

This story was originally published March 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM with the headline "Five twerking men brought traffic to a halt at busy intersection, Tennessee cops say."