Serena Williams responds to past Wimbledon criticism with unexpected Super Bowl moves, giving her the last laugh
The tennis champion reflected on her crip-walking skills at the Super Bowl in a post on X, previously Twitter.
On Sunday, Feb. 9, the tennis player, 43, made a surprise appearance on stage at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans as part of Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance. She showcased her crip-walking skills as she recreated the energetic dance move famed by the Los Angeles Crips in the 1970s.
“Man I did not crip-walk like that at Wimbledon,” Williams said in a backstage video shared on X. “Oh, I would’ve been fined,” she said before adding “It was all love.»
A throwback clip shared on Instagram by Complex Sports shows Williams dancing to Tha Dogg Pound’s «Keep It Gangster.»
The tennis player — in a blue mini skirt and jacket and matching sneakers — is seen raising her hands above her head as she bounces briefly from side to side before laughing.
Back in 2012, Williams found herself at the center of a heated debate for performing moves similar to a crip walk after defeating Maria Sharapova at the London Olympics due to the dance’s reported association with gang culture.
