Twerk From Home Aims to Professionalize Twerking, Offers Crypto Payments Amidst Industry Stigma
NEW YORK – Twerk From Home (TFH), a new platform hosting competitive twerking tournaments, is seeking to legitimize the dance style as a professional sport while addressing financial barriers faced by exotic dancers. The platform launched its first tournament this month, offering a $10,000 prize pool, and plans to expand into other dance niches.
While TFH currently faces challenges in judging objectivity, relying heavily on audience appeal, founder and CEO Mahavuthivanij intends to implement expert commentary to educate viewers and foster a more skill-based evaluation system. “Once people begin to understand what they should look for, so we can begin to evolve towards that next level of objectivity versus strictly subjectivity,” Mahavuthivanij told Decrypt.
The move comes as exotic dancers increasingly face financial exclusion,with many reporting closed bank accounts – a problem that has also impacted the wider sex work industry,according to a recent Self-reliant report. To circumvent these issues, TFH is offering dancers the option of receiving prize money in cryptocurrency.
“This is something that has always been here, and will continue to be,” Mahavuthivanij said, referencing the stigmatization faced by dancers. “And I think it’s time for us to provide legitimacy for it.” TFH hopes to provide a platform not only for competition but also for recognition and financial stability within a traditionally marginalized field.
