s ▁worn ▁on ▁an ▁otherwise ▁bare ▁tor so . ▁ ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Ch ipp end ales ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁all - male ▁stri pping ▁tr oupe ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁business ▁performing ▁for ▁mostly ▁female ▁aud ien ces . ▁Through ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁its ▁st aging ▁and ▁ch ore ography , ▁Ch ipp end ales ▁also ▁helped ▁legit im ize ▁stri pping ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁popular ▁entertain ment . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁produces ▁Broadway - style ▁bur les que ▁shows ▁world wide ▁and ▁lic enses ▁its ▁intellectual ▁property ▁for ▁select ▁consumer ▁products ▁r anging ▁from ▁app arel ▁and ▁access ories ▁to ▁slot ▁machines ▁and ▁video ▁games . ▁The ▁Ch ipp end ales ▁perform ▁in ▁a ▁ten - mill ion - d ollar ▁the ater ▁and ▁l oun ge ▁built ▁specifically ▁for ▁them ▁at ▁the ▁Rio ▁All ▁Su ite ▁Hotel ▁and ▁Cas ino ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as . ▁Ann ually , ▁the ▁men ▁of ▁Ch ipp end ales ▁are ▁seen ▁by ▁almost ▁two ▁million ▁people ▁world wide , ▁performing ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 5 ▁cities ▁in ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁ 2 3 ▁cities ▁in ▁Central ▁and ▁South ▁America , ▁ 6 0 ▁European ▁cities , ▁four ▁Asian ▁countries , ▁and ▁eight ▁South ▁African ▁cities . ▁ ▁History ▁Ch ipp end ales ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁when ▁S omen ▁Ban er je e ▁and ▁young ▁att orney ▁Bruce ▁N ah in ▁purchased ▁a ▁night club ▁known ▁as ▁Dest iny ▁II