Dirty Dancing An Ethnography of 1st Edition by Rachela Colosi ISBN 978-1843928171 1843928175

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ISBN 10:  1843928175

ISBN 13: 978-1843928171

Author: Rachela Colosi

Based on ethnographic research conducted in ‘Starlets’, a lap-dancing club in the North of England, this book delves into what is often seen as the ‘deviant’, and ‘stigmatized’ world of lap-dancing. As well as the relationships between dancers, the author offers a unique insider’s account of lap-dancing club culture, having worked as a lap-dancer both prior to, and during, the study. The book tells a fascinating tale of the author’s experiences working as a lap dancer and the insights this has provided. This book projects a textured picture of working, socializing and living as a lap-dancer by following the dancer from the beginning of her career, to her eventual exit; providing a fluid and comprehensive examination of the occupation of lap-dancing. As well as building on the popular themes of ‘dancer motivation’, ‘dancer exploitation/empowerment’ and risk already embedded in existing literature, this book also offers completely new insight into this industry by drawing attention to the occupational subculture of which lap-dancers at ‘Starlets’ were found to be a part. This book is recommended for anyone studying or researching in this field.

Table of contents: 

Part I: Introducing the Ethnography – Working and Researching in a ‘Deviant’ Occupation
My Story

Research Motivation, Significance and Approach

The Dancing-ethnographer

Conceptualizing Lap-dancing

Part II: Lap-dancing and the Night-time Economy
Commercializing Lap-dancing

Legislating on and Regulating Lap-dancing

Part III: Rules, Contracts and Players
Rules, Rotas and Contracts

Dancers’ Earnings

The Lap-dance

The Sit-down

The Stage Show

Starlets’ Main Players

Part IV: Introducing Starlets – A Lap-dancing Club Setting
The Heart of the Action: Starlets

The Changing Room

The Managers’ Office

The Main Floor

The Main Stage

Dance Reception

Conclusion

Part V: Karen’s Story, Part 1
Starting Out

Becoming a Dancer

Entry Routes

The Complexity of Dancer Motivation

Getting in: The Audition

Part VI: Karen’s Story, Part 2
Working at Starlets

Learning to Lap-dance: An Apprenticeship

The Apprenticeship

New and Under Scrutiny

Forming Relationships with Other Dancers

Making Adjustments

The Tacit Rules

Developing Dancing Skills

Part VII: Experiencing Lap-dancing
The Cynical Performance

Social and Emotional Rituals

The Experience of Stigma

Feeling the Strain of Lap-dancing

Part VIII: Being Established
Old-school Privileges

Maintenance of the Tacit Rules

Re-establishing Status

The Meaning of Status

Part IX: Karen’s Story, Part 3
Leaving Starlets

Saying Goodbye

Exit Routes

Dismissal

Returning to Starlets

Part X: Lap-dancing – Complex and Contradictory
Power and Resistance

Worker Exploitation

Dancer Morality

The Future? What Future?

Epilogue: The Last Dance …

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