Since dance is often "associated with the female body and women's experiences", female dancers, who dance to entertain, have in some cases been regarded as distinct from "decent" women because they "use their bodies to make a living instead of hiding them as much as possible". Society's attitudes to female dancers depend on the culture, its history and the entertainment industry itself. For example, while some cultures regard any dancing by women as "the most shameful form of entertainment",van Nieuwkerk, Karin. "Changing Images and Shifting Identities: Female Performers in Egypt" in Dils & Albright (2001). p. 141. other cultures have established venues such as strip clubs where deliberately erotic or sexually provocative dances such as striptease are performed in public by professional women dancers for mostly male audiences.
since dance is often "associated with the female body and women's experiences" female dancers who dance to entertain have in some cases been regarded as distinct from "decent" women because they "use their bodies to make a living instead of hiding them as much as possible" society's attitudes to female dancers depend on the culture its history and the entertainment industry itself for example while some cultures regard any dancing by women as "the most shameful form of entertainment"van nieuwkerk karin "changing images and shifting identities female performers in egypt" in dils & albright (2001) p 141 other cultures have established venues such as strip clubs where deliberately erotic or sexually provocative dances such as striptease are performed in public by professional women dancers for mostly male audiences