What is "fan dance"

alt. 1 (context performing arts English) A dance performance incorporating the artful use of fans. 2 (context performing arts English) A stage performance or striptease in which a female entertainer disrobes while dancing with large hand-held fans that are alternately used to conceal and provide glimpses of her erogenous body regions. 3 (context idiomatic by extension English) The incremental disclosure of tantalize bits of information. n. 1 (context performing arts English) A dance performance incorporating the artful use of fans. 2 (context performing arts English) A stage performance or striptease in which a female entertainer disrobes while dancing with large hand-held fans that are alternately used to conceal and provide glimpses of her erogenous body regions. 3 (context idiomatic by extension English) The incremental disclosure of tantalize bits of information. vb. To perform such a dance.

n. a solo dance in which large fans are manipulated to suggest or reveal nakedness

In the West, a fan dance (i.e. a dance performed with one or more fans), may be an erotic dance performance, traditionally by a woman. The performer, either entirely nude or apparently so, dances while manipulating two large fans, typically constructed from ostrich feathers.

In the UK, the fan dance has been used in the finals of the Miss Nude UK 2000 competition and in The Windmill in Soho where it replaced the tradition of nude tableaux and has since been replaced by table dancing.

In an episode of the Australian TV series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries set in the 1930s the protagonist, private detective Phryne Fisher, goes undercover as a fan dancer in a gentleman's club (Series 2, Episode 1 "Murder Most Scandalous").

Fan Dance is the ninth (studio) album from American singer-songwriter Sam Phillips.

"Exercise High Walk", more commonly known as The Fan Dance is part of the Fitness and Navigation phase of the selection process for the UK's Special Forces, as well as 16 Air Assault Brigade's Pathfinder Platoon. In the past it was used as a test on P Company during the Brecon Beacons Steel Bayonet phase (although a different route) and is still used as part of the Platoon Sergeant's Senior's Course at the Infantry Battle School, Brecon, Wales. The Fan Dance is a load bearing march (or in military parlance, a Tactical Advance to Battle (TAB)) that typically takes place at the end of the first week of the selection course. It is used as the first major indicator of whether a candidate has the physical and mental aptitude to complete the selection course.

The candidates are divided into two groups and each starts from opposite sides of Pen y Fan, an 886 metre high peak. One group starts at Torpantau railway station in Taf Fechan forest, the other at the Storey Arms Outdoor Education Centre. Each student carries a Bergen backpack, a rifle (a further ), food and 4 one-litre water bottles (an extra ). The candidates climb Pen y Fan's west slope (Corn Du) and then descend on the far side, known as Jacob's Ladder. The rest of the route follows the old Roman Road before going back on itself for the return leg. Candidates are allowed 4 hours to complete the march in summer and 4 hours 10 in winter in instances of adverse weather conditions. The Fan Dance is a DS led group march but is essentially down to the individual's own best effort. The Special Forces Selection Fan Dance takes place bi-annually, with a winter and summer edition.

The mainstream media reported that candidates died attempting the Fan Dance in summer 2013 but this is an inaccuracy as the Selection phase was already well into the Test Week phase.

Fan dance is a dance with fans.

Fan dance may also refer to:

• Korean fan dance
• Vietnamese fan dance
• Fan dance (Chinese)
• Tausug fan dance
• Japanese fan dance
• Seasea, Fijian fan dance
• Fan Dance (album), a Sam Phillips album
• Fan dance (exercise), a military exercise