I don't want to give the false impression that The Stanky Legs is danced like the Black Bottom. In some ways its more like the Charleston. In the Stanky leg one leg at a time is rhythmically lowered to the ground. I can't adequately explain it-and I definitely can't dance it.

If you want to see how its done-click on the link and watch that video and others.

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BTW, I'm not denying that the word "funky" in those old songs probably referred to "stinky" smell, but the word "funky" has other meanings too. For example, in the Rufus Thomas 1973 R&B dance song "Funky Chicken", "funky" means dancing really good. And dancing really good often means dancing sensuously.

Click this link to see the funky chicken (which is a probably a modern version of the African American plantation dance "The Eagle Rock" and "cutting the pigeon wings".