Shake it up body. Twist and shout, "was sung by the beatles, but it was practiced almost 200 years earlier by a religious group called "the united society of believers." This religious group was founded in england. In 1774, shakers leader Ann Lee and her followers emigrated to America. The believers worshipped by singing, dancing, shaking, and whirling around. Eventually they became known as "the Shakers." The Shakers were a peaceful sect thst welcomed people of all races. They were against war and lived in their own villages separate from the rest of society.