Chippendales Chippendales 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, Chippendales was the first all-male stripping troupe to make a business performing for mostly female audiences. Through the quality of its staging and choreography, Chippendales also helped legitimize stripping as a form of popular entertainment. 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 and video
Swingtime Dance Troupe and Decadance. Swingtime Dance Troupe Swingtime Dance Troupe is a student-run swing performance troupe based at Stanford University in California. Swingtime Dance Troupe was founded the fall of 2002 by four students – Megan Kale, Darick Tong, Maria Reese, and Andy Huang – in the wake of the dissolution of the Vintage Dance Ensemble. It is Stanford University's popular Lindy Hop performance group. Swingtime specializes in technically precise savoy-style Lindy Hop, classic and modern jazz moves, high-flying aerials, and beautiful costumes. Their repertoire includes professional pieces and creative in-house choreographies, ranging from vintage 1940s swing to a modern, unique fusion