Tracee Ellis Ross, star of Black-ish, daughter of living legend Diana Ross, honored her mom and the female body by recreating Ross’ 1981 “Work That Body” video, which she accompanied with a sex positive message a la Nicki Minaj’s iconic "Anaconda" video. In the video Ross joyfully dances around and exercises in leotards against a backdrop of her mom dancing around in the original “Work That Body,” mirroring her moves. After posting the video to her website on Saturday, Ross explained why she felt “empowered” by the video and how she wanted to inspire the same feeling in others:
Watch the fun video above.
[via THR]
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