Gown-and-glove striptease

[1][2][3] This routine developed in America and spread to Europe.

[2] The performer, usually female, is dressed elegantly in an evening gown with a back zipper and elbow length opera gloves.

She then removes the gloves one at a time, in a slow teasing manner, before similarly removing the gown.

This type of dance is exemplified by actresses like Rita Hayworth in Gilda (1946)[4] and Natalie Wood in Gypsy (1962)[5] and by current neo-burlesque performers like Dita Von Teese,[6] Bonnie Delight,[1] Bettsie Bon Bon and Havana Hurricane.

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