fan-dance

Suggestive stage act

A fan-dance is a striptease or burlesque performance where the dancer uses large feathers or fans to strategically conceal the body while suggesting nudity.

Figuratively, a fan-dance is any elaborate evasion or misdirection—a showy display that obscures what's really going on: The CEO's testimony was a fan-dance that revealed nothing.

burlesque

striptease

Seductive gradual undressing

tease · provocative · reveal · conceal · showgirl · performer · stage · nightclub · exotic · seduction

traditional

Japanese

Of or from Nippon

graceful · ceremonial · classical · costume · silk · performance · cultural · choreography · ensemble · flowing

martial

kung fu

Chinese martial discipline

  • wushuChinese martial arts collectively
  • weaponInstrument for inflicting harm
  • combatArmed hostile engagement

Chinese · samurai · blade · concealed · defensive · training · form · kata · flourish · strike

Opposites
concealment vs revelation

fan-dancefull monty

The complete package

striptease · streaking · naturism · exhibitionism · transparency

indirect vs direct communication

fan-dancestraight talk

Honest, direct communication

full disclosure · transparency · directness · candor · laying cards on the table

concealment vs. revelation

fan-dancefull monty

The complete package

bare all · striptease · laying bare · unmasking · exposé

Family

fan, dance, fans, fanned, fanning, dances, danced, dancing, dancer

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG