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A lap dance (or contact dance) is a type of erotic dance performance offered in some strip clubs in which the dancer typically has body contact with a seated patron. Lap dancing is different from table dancing, in which the dancer is close to a seated patron, but without body contact. With lap dancing, the dancer may be nude, topless or scantily dressed, depending on the laws of the jurisdiction and the club's policies. With full-contact lap dances, the stripper may engage in non-penetrative sexual contact with the patron, such as "grinding" his or her body against the patron. Variant terms include couch dance, which is a lap dance where the customer is seated on a couch. In some places, a "block session" of lap dances (usually a half an hour to an hour) can be booked in a "champagne room", which is a private room usually located in the back of a club. In many clubs, the duration of a lap dance is measured by the length of the song being played by the club's DJ. Charges for lap dances vary significantly. Depending on the local jurisdiction and community standards, lap dances can involve touching of the dancer by the patron, touching the patron by the dancer, neither, or both. In some clubs, any touching by the patron is forbidden. On the other hand, absent any oversight by the club, various levels of contact may be negotiable between the participants. Clubs vary widely with regard to whether they enforce their rules or turn a blind eye to any violations. There is some debate as to whether lap dancing is entertainment or a type of sex work.〔Einat Albin. The Case of Quashie: Between the Legalisation of Sex Work and the Precariousness of Personal Service Work. ''Industrial Law Journal''. (2013) 42 (2): 180-191. doi: 10.1093/indlaw/dwt006 Available online at: http://m.ilj.oxfordjournals.org/content/42/2/180.short?rss=1. Accessed on 12 March 2014.〕 Critics of lap dancing allege that some club owners, by installing dark private booths and charging dancers steep stage fees, are covertly condoning and encouraging the sale of sexual acts between customers and dancers. This can be a concern if, as for instance in the United Kingdom, the club has a Public Entertainment Licence rather than a Sex Establishment Licence, and in jurisdictions where brothels are illegal.〔Bindel, Julie. ("Profitable Exploits: Lap Dancing in the UK" ), Study for the Glasgow City Council (August 2004)〕〔("Lap Victory. How a DA's decision to drop prostitution charges against lap dancers will change the sexual culture of S.F. – and, perhaps, the country" ) ''SF Weekly'' (8 September 2004)〕 According to the UK paper ''The Guardian'', "Research shows that the majority of women become lap-dancers through poverty and lack of choice."〔Bell, Rachel. ('I was seen as an object, not a person' ) ''The Guardian'' (19 March 2008). Accessed: 23 October 2011〕 ==History and legal issues== Lap dancing clubs are a later development of earlier strip clubs, where strippers danced on stage and were paid a wage. In the 1970s, New York's Melody Theater introduced audience participation and called it "Mardi Gras".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Harem Theatre in NYC? )〕 The Melody Theater became the Harmony Theater and operated in two locations in Manhattan for over 20 years until it was closed down in 1998. In 1977, San Francisco's Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theatre changed its policy so that customers could have dancers come to sit naked on their laps for a $1 tip. The practice quickly spread.〔David McCumber: X-Rated, Pinnacle Books, 1996, pp. 79-80〕 It suited club owners, because it brought in more customers, and it meant that the club could pay the dancers less. This then evolved into lap dancing. A San Francisco District Attorney's 2004 decision to drop prostitution charges against lap dancers in the city changed the sexual culture of San Francisco and "has the potential to influence the policies of other cities". In some areas of the U.S. and Canada, local authorities began cracking down on lap dancing after reports that some clubs allowed customers to engage in sexual intercourse or other sexual activity with dancers during lap dance sessions. Various strip clubs have wide-ranging rules on how customers should interact with strippers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lap Dance Etiquette )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lap dance」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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