WATCH: Rihanna Did The (Very South African) Gwara Gwara; Not The Stanky Leg!

South African fans flood social media with corrections after Grammy Awards...
Rihanna performs during the 60th annual Grammy Awards show.
Rihanna performs during the 60th annual Grammy Awards show.
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Pop superstar Rihanna took to the 60th Grammy Awards stage on Sunday night in a pink dress and silver heels. She had matching flower on her head. Everything looked "normal", and there were no signs of extraordinary things happening – until the last few seconds of her "Wild Thoughts" performance alongside DJ Khaled and Bryson Tiller.

No one was ready for her interpretation of South African-inspired Gwara Gwara dance moves.

DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna, Bryson Tiller - "Wild Thoughts" ❀️πŸ”₯ #GrammyAwards#mondaymorning#GRAMMYspic.twitter.com/2prG8XlpKQ

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Twitter went wild – both during and long after her performance.

Although many on Twitter were focused on speculation that Riri could be pregnant, most South Africans wanted to make one thing clear – the dance moves.

U.S. online magazine Vulture tweeted that the "Umbrella" hitmaker was doing the "stanky leg" – to much South African disapproval.

The responses (or rather corrections) came streaming in.

DJ Bongz, who made the dance move popular, has also responded to the performance with... well, a video of himself dancing the Gwara Gwara.

If you're still confused – the dances are different.

So if, like some on social media, you have not made up your mind, this should help you.

Stanky leg:

Gwara gwara:

You're welcome.

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