Erotic dance
From Academic Kids
Erotic dance is a major category or classification of dance forms or dance styles, where the purpose is the stimulation or arousal of erotic or sexual thoughts or actions.
This compares to other major dance categories based on purpose, such as ceremonial dance, competitive dance, participation dance, performance dance and social dance.
The erotic dancer's clothing is often minimal, and may be gradually decreased or eliminated altogether. In some areas it is illegal for the female dancer to expose their genitalia. These dancers will often wear g-strings in order to comply with the law. An erotic male dancer with little clothes, e.g. only briefs, is sometimes called a "macho dancer".
Nudity, however, is not a prerogative of erotic dance. The culture and the ability of the human body is a significant aesthetic component in many dance styles.
Erotic dances include the following dance forms or styles:
Historical styles:
- köçek (male erotic dancers of the Ottoman Empire)
- raqs sharqi (the so-called "belly dance")
