The Gold Coast fitness studio responsible for posting a video of one of their customers twerking on top of Uluru has appeared to delete most of their internet presence.
Werkit fitness came under heavy criticism from the public after the studio posted the video to their Instagram account on Saturday.
The caption on the post read: “LOOK! It’s our #WERKIT babe____, repping #werkit on top of one of Australia’s most iconic landmarks.”
The individual in the photo has since removed their Instagram.
Werkit, which specialises in “dance fitness and booty building classes”, were quick to delete the video however an apology was not issued in the hours following.
Hundreds of users on both Facebook and Instagram denounced the video, disgusted by the company’s decision to climb and twerk on a site sacred to the Anangu people and their culture.
Climbing the natural monument is not allowed under traditional law and the Anangu people have asked visitors to not climb the rock.
“Uluru is an incredibly sacred and culturally significant site for the Indigenous community and is something that should be respected. You have disrespected the traditional owners of the land,” commented one user on Instagram according to Yahoo!7.
“I think you owe the Indigenous people and tourists an apology,” commented another.
Attempts to access the company’s Instagram and Facebook pages lead to dead ends. The company’s website, though it still appears on Google, leads to a Wix.com error page informing that the domain (www.werkit.com.au) is no longer connected to a website.
Only the Werkit YouTube channel remains.
When the Werkit Facebook page was still active, users were giving the business one star ratings.
It is unknown whether or not Werkit fitness issued a statement and/or apology before deleting their pages.
The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Board of Management will officially close the climb to the top of Uluru on October 26, 2019 – the 34th anniversary of the return of Uluru to its traditional owners.
