 Chippendales dancers in Las Vegas with fans | |
| Formation | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Type | Theatre group |
| Purpose | Erotic |
| Location | |
| Website | www.Chippendales.com |
Chippendales is a touring dance troupe best known for its male striptease performances and for its dancers' distinctive upper body costume of a bow tie, collar, and shirt cuffs worn on an otherwise bare torso.
Established in 1979 by Somen Banerjee, Chippendales was the first all-male stripping troupe to make a business performing for mostly female audiences. The company produces Broadway-style burlesque shows worldwide and licenses its intellectual property for select consumer products ranging from apparel and accessories to slot machines.[1][2] The Chippendales perform at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
- ^ Liepe-Levinson, Katherine (2002). Strip Show: Performances of Gender and Desire. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-17381-0.
- ^ Chinitz, Daniel (2017-02-08). "Chippendales is 'living the dancer's dream,' says Chippendales dancer". The Badger Herald. Retrieved 2017-10-21.