1) The Burlesque, this image on the left shows a traditional burlesque dancer, the word originated from latin, meaning Joke/Mockery. A later use of the term refers to performances in a variety show. These were popular from the 1860s to the 1940s, often in cabarets and clubs, as well as theatres, and featured bawdy comedy and female stripteases.
There have been many videos where women have taken on this role, a more obvious music video would be Moulin Rouge, in this music video the girls are shown to be wearing minimalistic clothing representing the stereotypical look of a burlesque dancer.
The traditional outfits worn include things such as corsets, feather boas, fishnet stockings and top hats. now they have been adapted and changed to present the woman in things such as underwear, leather boots, corsets and big statement accessories
2) The stripper, These are represented in huge female roles such as Beyonce's videos, this can be seen to show dominance and power, but mainly portray them as sexualised objects.
The above image shows a pole dancer, in films this would most likely be represented in a strip bar and most likely stripping. common things that come up in 'stripper' music videos can include, 'open' crouch poses, close up bum shots, strobe lighting, Bra & G-strings. An example of this can be seen in Beyonce's video for her song partition..
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