Dance hall: A type of reggae music marked by electronically produced bass rhythms but without the message-carrying lyrics characteristics of reggae.

Dub: A two beat rhythm given principally by bass and drums without a dominating tune but originally derived from reggae.

Reggae: A kind of dance music with a steady heartbeat type of rhythm usually marked on an electric bass guitar and a rattle drum supporting one or two tune carrying brass instruments. It is accompanied by usually mournful lyrics relating to Jamaican folk life and became closely associated with the Rastafarian cult, then spread through that medium and especially the folk level dancing developed from it.

Pepper Seed: This is a very popular rhythm in the 80’s, which had an equally popular dance movement to it.

Bogle: To dance with a notably backward inclining of the upper body.

Dance hall queen: A women who dresses in the most outrageous fashion and whose dancing skills are beyond most.

Dibbie Dub: A two beat rhythm given by bass and drums with slack lyrical content.

Wining: Erotic or provocative dancing of an individual with vigorous swinging and gyrating of hips.

Joe Grind: A manner of dancing with marked sexual gyrations of the hips.

Jook (Juck, Juk): To poke, stab or wound.

Wuk up (Bdos): When they hear a sweet calypso or tuk band, they lose all control of their waist.

DJ: A person who can spin records and hype a crowd.