Ante la duda, baila

At the start of the Spanish Baroque, during Philip II's reign
In July 1583, a decree from the mayors of Casa and Court in Madrid
Banned dancing the zarabanda under penalty of two hundred lashes and six years rowing on galleys

For shaking those hips
For shaking those hips

She moves in her element
Following the signs of the times
But history sometimes changes
When in doubt, dance
When in doubt, dance

In October 1766, the Inquisition Court
In what would later be Mexico
Issued a public edict ordering that no one sing or dance the chuchumbé
Under penalty of excommunication and exemplary punishment
A few decades later, in 1807
A decree from the Governor of Montevideo
Francisco Javier de Elío, decided to ban the dances, tangos, and candombe
Of Africans and their descendants, a century later, in 1913
Giuseppe Sarto, who became Pope Pius X
Explicitly banned dancing the tango in Catholic settings
And at church events, considering it a lewd and impure dance

For moving the—
For moving the waist

She moves in her element
Following the signs of the times
But history sometimes changes
When in doubt, dance
When in doubt, dance
She moves in her element
Following the signs of the times
But history sometimes changes
When in doubt, dance
When in doubt, dance

In Puerto Rico, in 1995, Law 112 was introduced
That allowed the seizure of reggaeton cassettes
Operation Sentinel, it was called
Directly affected the urban genre and producers like Playero, DJ Nelson, and DJ Negro
The police raided record stores
It was argued that the genre, and the dance that went with it
Were vulgar due to their sexual content
But now it’s danced all over the world
Without the slightest hint of shame

So, shake that
So, shake that ass

She moves in her element
Following the signs of the times
But history sometimes changes
When in doubt, dance
When in doubt, dance
She moves in her element
Following the signs of the times
But history sometimes changes
When in doubt, dance
When in doubt, dance

When in doubt, dance
When in doubt, dance