Tag: dance culture

When someone asks “what is the meaning of wine pon you,” the wry observation is that it’s almost never about actual fermented grape juice. In Jamaican Patois, “wine pon you” refers primarily to a specific style of dance involving sensual, gyrating hip movements, often performed in close proximity to or directly against another person. It’s […]

You’ve heard ‘wine pon you’ in a song, maybe seen it in a video, and now you’re wondering exactly what it means. Forget vague interpretations or assumptions about alcohol; in the world of dancehall, ‘wine pon you’ is a specific, rhythmic dance move involving a fluid rotation of the hips and waist, typically performed in […]