Editing Go-go dancing (section)

==In the 1970s and after==
During the 1970s discotheques became less popular and few nightclubs employed go-go dancers. Opportunities for go-go dancing work mainly continued at [[strip clubs]] where the audience was all male.{{sfnp|Mitchell|Reid-Walsh|2007|page=330}} Most of the strip clubs in the 1970s abandoned traditional burlesque striptease in favour of live [[sex show]]s and go-go dancing which was performed topless<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Between illusion and the studied art of the tease, strip clubs are the last bastion of the American Dream|url=https://www.documentjournal.com/2023/01/between-illusion-and-the-studied-art-of-the-tease-strip-clubs-are-the-last-bastion-of-the-american-dream/|magazine=Document Journal|first=Rachel Rabbit|last=White|date=3 January 2023}}</ref> or naked.{{sfnp|Mitchell|Reid-Walsh|2007|page=330}}

However, in the late 1970s, there was a nightclub at 128 West 45th Street (the same location where the Peppermint Lounge had been) in [[Manhattan]], New York City, called ''G.G. Barnum's Room'', patronized largely by [[transgender]] women, that had male go-go dancers who danced on [[trapeze]]s above a net over the dance floor.<ref>Miezitis, Vida ''Night Dancin' '' New York:1980 Ballantine (Photography by Bill Bernstein) "G.G. Barnum's Room" Pages 94-102--Has pictures of male go-go dancers go-go dancing on trapezes above a net over the dance floor</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.disco-disco.com/clubs/identify-clubs.shtml |title=Identify these NYC Clubs |publisher=Disco-disco.com |access-date=13 June 2015}}</ref>
In 1978, the [[Xenon (nightclub)|Xenon]] night club in Manhattan became the first night club to provide go-go boxes for amateur go-go dancers to dance on.<ref>Anthony Haden-Guest ''The Last Party: Studio&nbsp;54, Disco, and the Culture of the Night'' New York:1997 William Morrow Co. See numerous references to Xenon in the index</ref>

During the 1980s go-go dancing continued in strip clubs and [[peep show]]s. Lawmakers in some [[Jurisdiction (area)|jurisdiction]]s passed regulations prohibiting nude dancing, requiring go-go dancers to wear [[pasties]] and a [[G-string]]. These laws were challenged under the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution]] using the argument that naked go-go dancing qualifies as [[free speech]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Raw Judicial Power?: The Supreme Court and American Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D-nBAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA234|first=Robert J.|last=McKeever|publisher=Manchester University Press|date=1995|isbn=9780719048739|page=234}}</ref>

Musical styles such as [[techno]], [[house music]] and [[trance music]] appeared during the 1990s as part of underground [[rave]] culture. As these styles became mainstream, an increase in the use of go-go dancing accompanied their rise in popularity. Dancers performing to these musical styles began to appear at [[music festival]]s and nightclubs to encourage the crowd to dance.<ref name=Glass/>

Today, go-go dancing has also found an outlet in mass media. [[Horrorpops]], a Danish band, is known for featuring go-go dancers in their live performances and their music videos. The music video for "Horrorbeach" was dedicated entirely to the band's go-go dancers. Go-go dancers can be employed to enhance a band's performance, or a DJ's music mix.

In [[Russia]], in the 2013 elections the [[Civilian Power]] party put forward four female go-go dancers as candidates for [[deputies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tol.arriva.ru/publications/news/19928/|title=Из go-go в депутаты Тольятти: продолжение|language=ru|trans-title=From go-go to deputies of Tolyatti: continued|publisher=Arriva.ru|last=Privolnov|first=Sergey|access-date=13 June 2015|archive-date=5 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905083726/http://tol.arriva.ru/publications/news/19928/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=ЗАО ИД «Комсомольская правда» |url=http://www.samara.kp.ru/daily/26118/3012669/ |title=В тольяттинскую гордуму баллотируются go-go танцовщицы |date=13 August 2013 |newspaper=Samara.kp.ru |access-date=13 June 2015}}</ref>
[[File:Go-Go Dancer.jpg|thumb|Go-go dancer at the Revolution Lounge, [[The Mirage]], [[Las Vegas]] in 2009.]]
American shows of the 1960s featured dancers that were highly trained, but many modern dancers are not always professional (for example some nightclubs in tourist areas in [[Magaluf]] or [[Ibiza]]). However, there are many companies that supply professionally trained dancers to nightclubs for podium work around the world.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}