first night back to dancing!
so i went into the deja vu last night and auditioned. i was hired right away and started work immediately!
i don't know what to think yet. there was never more than maybe 4-5 customers in the club at any given time. a lot of them were stupid "regulars" that just went there to hang out and watch the dancers. one guy was in there almost all night, tipping every girl on stage but not buying any dances. dances are $15 a peice but $3 of each dance goes to the club, so i am making $12 per dance and only gave 3 dances plus some stage tips. so yeah... i went home with $41 last night. that was pretty much the average, too. very very sad.
the girls reassured me that it always gets busy on the weekends and that weekly earnings are $600-$700. i don't really see how that is even possible with how dead the club is and how cheap the guys are. some guy gave me $20 for the dance, and instead of tipping me he actually asked for change back, so i had to go up to the bar and get him his measly $5.
dancers are not allowed to approach the guy until he is sitting down and his drink has been served. so most of the dancers just wait and watch the guy, and practically follow the waitress over to his table so they will be talking to him the second his drink is set down. they swarm the guys and flock to them like flies on shit. i didn't think i would have to be so aggressive, but when only maybe 20 guys pass through the club the entire night, you HAVE to snatch them up quickly!
also, there are no lockers available for me and i know my shit is gonna get fucking stolen. someone stole my cigarettes last night from the dressing room. i can't believe that a dancer could be so poor and trashy that she has to steal fucking cigarettes!!! but then again, this is port huron michigan...
yeah, it's REALLY bad. i cannot wait till i'm off probation and can go back to canada and make big bucks again. i only used to make like $300 a night, but that seems like big bucks now after making only $41! i am broke as fuck, but stuck in port huron. i'm going to have to be so damn careful with money. i couldn't even afford mcdonalds last night after filling up my gas tank, haha..
wish me luck this weekend. if i don't make at least $150 on friday or saturday night, i'm fucking done!!! may as well work at fucking k-mart.
Re: first night back to dancing!
WOW that sucks find another club ........ pronto!!
Re: first night back to dancing!
yea, there have to be other clubs in Port Huron, right?
Re: first night back to dancing!
Noctina, you know I know how you feel since we were both working in the same club at one time...
I'm getting so frustrated because it's tough in Detroit right now judging by what other girls were saying too. After reading your posts and some others I've contacted clubs in Windsor! There's gotta be something better out there for us! Even "normal" jobs are tough to find these days and I have a degree! Keep your head up...it's a big pain in the arse but I think it should all work out in the end...
Re: first night back to dancing!
Are you unable to drive out to Dearborn? You would make a lot more money and you don't need a license. I know it's really far, but maybe you could find someone to stay with for the weekend?? It would be worth it if you did.
Re: first night back to dancing!
It is hard to keep your spirits up after a night like that.
I don't know much about Michigan.
Bu I would try another club ASAP.
You can't even trust that your stuff won't be stolen!
Re: first night back to dancing!
i used to work in dearborn and was living out of a hotel for $200/wk, but it was so slow and i'm too clean of a dancer, so i didn't make much. i was LUCKY to hit the $100 mark every night, and then tipout was $50 so they always took half of my money. i simply was not profiting. also i am kinda the girl next door type, very sweet and softspoken. it seemed like the super aggressive booty-shaking diva types would make all the money.
last night i managed to make $212 at deja vu which was "banking"!!! i made more than any other girl, which pissed everyone off because i'm new. "being dirty" isn't even an issue here, because all the guys know that deja vu is NO TOUCHING. i felt like there was no competition and everyone was diggin my girl next door look, so it was pretty cool. but the club is still very slow and crappy...
Re: first night back to dancing!
Glad to hear it's getting better. Love your siggy too ;)