John B. You go-go girl! Go-go dancing can be fun and eccentric. My post on "John's Blog Space" is one of the most popular posts on there. With go-go dancing, there are two kinds of go-go lovers: vintage and modern. Vintage go-go girls dressed in short skirts and dresses sporting unique boots.
Today's more modern go-go girls are mostly scantily clad sporting either platforms or some sort of sneakers; and a lot of them mostly parade in eye-catching, colorful, often times edgy outfits. No matter what, go-go chic has its own unique allure. This blog post focuses primarily on the fashion side of go-go chic. You are viewing most of this material at your own risk.
A Special Hello I hope this post will be to your liking. Oh, and Nice having you in my universe's orbit! According to Wikipedia, "go-go" refers to someone who has seemingly endless energy. You've perhaps heard of the French expression "a gogo. So you are talking about those who have an abundance of energy here. Go-go types are primarily those who wear flamboyant and daring fashions. How much so? Depends on if you're into vintage go-go chic or modern go-go dancing chic. Go-Go Dancing: Vintage Type.
Vintage go-go types often enjoy wearing short dresses and short skirts dancing on stage at nightclubs. They are also famous for wearing these knee-high boots that have chunky mid-height heels. These go-go boots are popular even today. A lot of the go-go style dresses are mostly colorblocked, mod style dresses.
These dresses mostly hit at mid-thigh length. Here is a video of some vintage go-go dancing. Go-Go Dancing: Modern Type. So I ended up showing you this video above.
I hope you enjoyed it. In today's go-go culture, go-go dancers are scantily clad for the most part. The emphasis is more on attention-grabbing looks and outfits that exhibits the sexual beauty of the dancer. I have paid certain attention to petite and plus size types in a lot of my blog posts. Today's modern go-go dancers, however, have sexy and slim figures.
Women both short and tall often parade around in appealing go-go dancing outfits. Outfits themselves can either be colorful and with attention-grabbing accents such as side ties on bikini tops or bottoms, fuzzy legwarmers, huge boots, etc. One thing to stress is that go-go dancers are NOT strippers or any kind of adult entertainers. In fact, there are many go-go dancing managers and such who strongly discourage go-go dancers to strip. Those who violate that rule often don't get to perform another gig at nightclubs or for certain promoters.
Go-go dancing is all about dancing to the crowd to high-energy music. Those who simply love such high-energy dancing and such a high-energy lifestyle often enjoy go-go dancing.
While go-go dancing seems exclusively feminine, believe it or not, there are also males who take part in go-go dancing. Their popularity is about the same as with cheerleading in the sense that it's better served and suited towards females than males.
This gives you a basic look at go-go dancing. Up next is a look at go-go fashion. Go-Go Boots: Traditional. The traditional go-go boots had their heyday in the s. These boots are knee-high boots with a chunky, yet moderate high heel. These are not high-heel boots, but they are not flat either. Go-go boots are wearable either as a regular outfit or for dancing.
Some cheerleaders- like the cheerleaders for my Houston Texans of the National Football League- even wear go-go boots as part of their wardrobe. Go-go boots of today can come in all sorts of colors. While they are not usually lace-up boots, I have seen some lace-up go-go boots online before. Go-Go Boots: Today.
A lot of today's go-go dancers wear a sexy pair of platform wedge boots. The most popular boots among go-go dancers today have five inches of platform and a patchwork design. As I'm told, despite the massive platform, they are comfortable to walk around and dance in. Let me make a small note about the boots I mentioned above.
Those are listed as men's boots, but they are mostly unisex boots. I've seen them more commonly worn by women. I have seen maybe only one or few men wear those boots.
Plus, they look hotter on women than on men. Things I've read about these boots is that these boots are comfortable to go-go dance in despite their massive platform base. She has worn these extremely popular platform boots before with some outfits. To give you some blogging insight on how these boots look, I want to invite you to check out the link below just to see these boots being worn by someone.
Well, watch this video of a lady practicing go-go dancing in these massive platform boots. This video is a bit on the "not safe for work" side, mostly because of her outfit. So I am including this video on a "you are watching this video at your own risk" basis. Click on the link to view on YouTube: Gogo Practice- 7 inch stacks.
Women in the s wore short, colorful mod dresses along with go-go boots. Most of today's go-go dresses primarily are of the costume variety. Today's go-go type dresses may have any number of creative patterns and designs to compliment their style. Most go-go mod dresses hit at about mid-thigh and are either sleeveless or with long sleeves. That's go-go dancing from a fashion standpoint.
Up next is a look at go-go dancing among true go-go dancers. If you saw my video example of modern go-go dancers, you may have noted what a lot of today's go-go dancers wear while performing their go-go dancing. Many of them all dress up in unique and eye-catching outfits bearing their attractive and seductive charm.
Today's go-go dancers sport some scantily clad outfits while in big boots dancing to hot dancing music. Most of today's go-go dancers will wear a cropped top along with either hot pants or some sort of briefs.
Some may even wear skirted bottoms. The most important element of go-go dancing is to look and feel as eye-catching as possible apart from one's moves, of course. Certain go-go dancers either wear platform boots or knee-high sneakers similar to Converses. To be as eye-catching as possible, go-go dancers often wear certain outfits to woo the crowd. Especially at nightclubs, you will see short skirts, some neon, and even furry legwarmers. This is all to be as appealing as possible while dancing on stage.
And guess what- these items work! Mostly athletic types with lovely bodies are the usual sort of go-go dancers you will see. It is rare you'll find a go-go dancer who is curvy to some capacity. It is a style of dance that is eccentric and enticing. Nothing quite like dancing with high energy to mostly high-energy music.
While a fellow like myself would be easily enticed at a lady dancing to high-energy music or at high-energy events, vintage go-go dancing types exude a much different and much more unique character.
Even if you aren't into dancing let alone go-go dancing , one can still enjoy wearing classic go-go boots. Go-go dancing is all about expression and having fun.
If you want to learn a lot more about go-go dancing, and if you want to remain within my blogging universe, read my very popular "John's Blog Space" post on this topic: "Go-Go Dancing" John's Blog Space.
More about alternative footwear is discussed in this post. Here are more in this blog post regarding platforms and flatforms. So is cheerleading. My blog post on cheerleading chic is offered in this blog post. This post is a general post showing appreciation for boots. John Asks What do you like most about go-go chic? I hope you have yourself a wonderful day or night- depending on what time of day it is for you right now.
Take care of yourself and thank you for reading! Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook. Share this article. Newer Post Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments Atom. Although Team Dystrucxion consists of about 30 girls, Ziggy has been a member longer than most, since many of the others come and go quickly, leaving for other opportunities in education or the workforce. She joined the group shortly after she turned 18 -- the legal age to work as a go-go dancer in many of the District's nightclubs.
But her interest in dancing was sparked when she was "probably about 16 or 17," she says. They were dressed like clowns and it was just crazy. I just remember thinking, 'wow, I've never been so moved by an entire experience' -- and not just the music. The dancing gave it so much more depth. She gets hired to freestyle at festivals all around the country, including the Electric Daisy Carnival EDC , which requires her to dress up as a clown, and Miami's Ultra Music Festival.
She even works with America's most-renowned go-go queen, a Denver-based woman known as "Ms. And the mime does not talk," Ziggy says. We have someone that comes with us carrying our water, because we can't be seen holding it, because that's out of character.
Whether taking professional dance classes, designing their clothes or keeping fit at the gym, it's a job with hours that extend far beyond the pay -- and some might even call it a lifestyle. Ziggy was a dance major in college. She knows how to perform with fire, how to design costumes and how to walk in heels so high that it's a miracle she can even maintain her balance.
Southern California was the launching pad of the first go-go team nearly half a century ago. In , the Los Angeles-based club, Whisky A Go Go, accidentally gave birth to a movement that quickly spread across the country.
Elmer Valentine, a former police officer and founder of the nightclub, had named his venue after a discotheque he saw during a trip to Paris. The launch of his club was an instant success. Famous bands such as the Who, the Doors and the Byrds all played at Valentine's club, drawing in enormous crowds that made Whisky a Go Go one of the most famous venues in Los Angeles. To fill up the time between live acts, Valentine hired a female disc jockey, Patty Brockhurst, to play records.
With no room for the girl on the crowded dance floor, the club-owner built a glass cage for her and suspended it above the audience, from which she spun the records undisturbed. At one point, the girl unexpectedly began dancing to the songs she was playing, exciting the crowd so much that Valentine soon built more cages for other go-go girls to dance in.
The glitzy outfits, vibrant wigs and towering boots were designed over time by the dancers, and continue to be the entertainer's responsibility. Ziggy spends hours designing her own outfits, each of which is customized for the venue to which she devotes her evening. We don't just buy stuff and wear it," she says. People will know that they can get customized, personalized stuff for their events.
Other professionals do the same: Ziggy described an event called "Beyond Wonderland," where the dancers had their entire bodies painted to resemble the Cheshire Cat. But girls who simply move their hips on a platform in clothes they can buy at Spencer's Gifts are the type of girls that Ziggy says distort the public perspective about go-go.
That includes girls who drink on the job, take their clothes off or take drugs on the job -- all of which professional go-go dancers are not supposed to do. But even though she may sometimes be mistaken for a stripper, stalked by "creepy dudes" or questioned about her job, the young dancer would never want to give up a job she calls 'empowering' -- a job that teaches women to love their bodies and find confidence on the dance floor.
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