

In addition to providing adult entertainment, stripping can be a form of sexual play between partners. At times, a stripper may be hired to perform at a bachelor or bachelorette party.

In Western countries, the venues where stripteases are performed on a regular basis are now usually called strip clubs, though they may be performed in venues such as pubs (especially in the UK), theaters and music halls. The person who performs a striptease is commonly known as a " stripper" or exotic dancer. Josephine Baker in her "girdle of bananas" outfit, first seen in the Folies Bergère show La Folie du Jour in 1926–27.Ī striptease is an erotic or exotic dance in which the performer gradually undresses, either partly or completely, in a seductive and sexually suggestive manner.
