striptease
Gradual clothing removal
A striptease is an erotic performance in which someone gradually removes their clothing, typically to music.
The art lies in the tease—the slow reveal rather than immediate nudity.
Striptease is associated with burlesque shows and strip clubs.
As a verb, to striptease is to perform such an act: She worked her way through college doing striptease.
Exaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- revealMake something visible
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
spotlight · stage · audience · bump-and-grind · feather boa · pasties · shimmy · seduction
Act of first revealing
- tantalizeTease with unreachable things
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
hint · suggestion · incremental · drawn-out · titillation · coy · allure
Evening entertainment venue
- gentlemen's clubExclusive male social organization
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- loungeComfortable waiting room
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
bar · stage · pole · runway · VIP room · bouncer · DJ · lighting
Theatrical variety entertainment
- fan dancePerformance using plumes for modesty
- Moulin RougeHistoric Parisian cabaret
- prohibition eraPeriod of official banning
- tasselsOrnamental hanging tufts
golden age · bump · grind · pinup · variety show
burlesque
Exaggerated mockery or risqué variety
choreography · spotlight · stage · audience · bump-and-grind · feather boa · pasties · shimmy · seduction · showgirl
unveiling
Act of first revealing
- tantalizeTease with unreachable things
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
buildup · hint · suggestion · incremental · drawn-out · titillation · coy · allure
nightclub
Evening entertainment venue
- gentlemen's clubExclusive male social organization
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- loungeComfortable waiting room
speakeasy · bar · stage · pole · runway · VIP room · bouncer · DJ · lighting · backstage
vaudeville
Theatrical variety entertainment
- fan dancePerformance using plumes for modesty
- Moulin RougeHistoric Parisian cabaret
- prohibition eraPeriod of official banning
tassels · golden age · bump · grind · pinup · variety show
- burlesquefan dance, tassels, pasties, bump and grind, shimmy
- cabaretcabaret, cancan, showgirls, burlesque, Moulin Rouge
- eroticaerotic, erotic literature, eroticism, erotica, sensuality
- nakednessnaked, nude, nudity, nakedness, bare
- stripteaseexotic dance, exotic dancer, lap dance, pole dance, pole dancing
- erotic arterotic art, nude painting, nude sculpture, artistic nude, classical nude
stripteasedressing
Sauce for salads
getting dressed · robing · layering · bundling up · covering up
- striptease barVenue for erotic dancing
- striptease artistPerformer who undresses seductively