Re: Charging mor for dances
Well, yeah they're gonna get snippy if they've already had a dance with a girl and the price has changed. The girls are likely to get angry, too. Another thing to consider, the club sets the price for a reason: in some places if you negotiate or change the price it can be considered solicitation, so I've heard anyway. Its best to leave the price the same. You can say $25 minimum and learn to hustle for tips. If you're really feeling bold you could try, "That'll be $25 plus a tip, if you'd like to tip me. Most guys tip $5-10." and let the cards fall where thay may.
Re: Charging mor for dances
NO, I dont think you should charge more for dances, but you should encourage more of a tip
Re: Charging mor for dances
Honestly? From a customer perspective, if you tried to charge me 10-20 more than the rest of the dancers, I'm gonna want to knwo why your so special that your dances cost more. And I'm also gonna be inclined to think that you do offer something beyond the regular dance that leads you to charge more.
And If I actually paid $20 over normal dance rate, and just got the same old shit, I would be upset. Cause I could have paid a lot less for the same thing.
( not talking extras, per say, but Id want to be impressed)
That's the customer part of me.
The dancer part of me woudl say hey, overcharge, I dont care what the hell you do, cause yoru only burning yrou own bridges that way.
Don't charge more than the going rate. It won't work in your favor. Just hustle the tips a bit more, but don't demand them, just ask, and if they decine, let it go. You get more flies with honey.
For example, I had a dancer once say , ok, the dance is $20, but I also require a $10 tip as well. I laughed and say no thanks. She could have gotten $20 out of me, but trying for $3o screwed her out of any money at all.
A tip is still a gratuity, a show of appriciation for a job well done.
Another dancer I had once gave the dance, which cost $30. After the dance, which was AMAZING, she said, its $30, but they take half, if you had fun, I woudl really appriciate a tip. I gladly tipped her. She asked nicely, and gave a great dance.
So yeah....hustle more tips, in a friendly, nondemanding way. That will work much betetr than just out right increasing your prices.
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thanks guys thats a way smarter idea. i never even thought about hustling a tip. i knew i came here first for a reason. Thanks ladies! =)
Re: Charging mor for dances
You know I'm not so sure about that. there used to be this girl at our club who used to charge more for her dances. and trust me - they was nothing more special about her dances than any other girls (if anything she was a "cleaner" dancer for lack of a better word.) But you know what? it worked great for her. But her trick was she didn't over-charge outrageously, our club charges 20 for lapdance and she would charge 25. So, it was just enough that at the the end of the night it made a difference (given that she had done multiple dances and stuff), but didn't upset the customers that they didn't get to cop a feel or anythin. after all, what is 5 bucks??? She did have good looks going for her, but certainly nothing more than any other girl in our club.The one thing she did have going for her was this - CONFIDENCE. That's it and that's all!!! (almost to the point of being a bitch sometimes to customers who wasted her time) She even got a rep for being "hot and cold" - but I think mostly it came from her knowing her value and her worth. and it was not worth it to her to let some guy stick his hand down her crotch to tip her AND BOY DID SHE LET HIM KNOW IT. But if you were kind to her, she was kind to you...and just happened to charge 25 for dances...she did it for years...never seemed to hurt her...and it did indeed make men wonder "what does this girl have that other girls don't"....and since it was only an extra 5 bucks no one that I ever saw was upset afterward.
I have actually just very recently after dancing for 5 yrs started thinking about doing the same...
and here is another tip i have recently been using...men that want a discount on dances (I HATE THOSE ONES) I simply tell them "honey, you are getting a discount, i normally charge 25 for my dances and i'm only charging you 20"....and it's a total lie, i haven't even actually tried to do the whole 25 dollar thing I was telling you all I was THINKING of trying...just a bit of my personal exp...:D
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If you plan on working in this club for a second, you might be able to get away with charging more. But if you plan on working there long-term, just plan on getting hated on by every dancer you work with and paying the consequences.
I used to work with a dancer who charged $5 over the normal dance price (which is $20). She'd tell customers that she was a porn star and a Clinique model (both true, though she had only been in 1 porn) and therefore, she was a feature dancer. She had to tip the DJ extra to announce her credits and was admired by the newbies, hated by everyone else, and got run out of the club within a few months. My advice would be to go with the prices at the club you work at now or move on to a club that has a lower tip out per dance.
Re: Charging mor for dances
Where do you work? In RI, a club started a $10 ( up from $5 ) tip out per song and some of the dancers and most of the customers left the club. Now they are back to $5 and sometimes $0 for a song fee. From a customer perspective, I'd rather the girl get all the money. From a dancer perspective, it has to be easier to sell a $20 dance than a $25 or $30 one.
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She didn't get run out of the club at all...she worked there for 5 years...and none of the girls hated on her for charging an extra five for her dances...and she never touted them as being better dances than anyone elses...she simply said when asked that her dances were 25.00 period. And she never did porn or modeled....she was just confident and it came across....and noone ran her out of there....and nobody hated her for doing it. they had a "more power to you" attitude about her charging like she does.
And I have recently started telling custies that my dances are going up very soon and not one of them has even batted an eye at it....and none of the girls seem to care either way.
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in reguards to charging more for dances, i always charge more! well not more than $20 a song, but if we did 4 songs i tell him we did 5! if we did 6songs i tell him 8! if we did 8songs, i tell him 10! most guys arent keeping track of the songs anyway. but i always make sure they know its $20 a song before we go in vip, then once were back there ill let them know when were at 5 songs (really4) to see if they want to keep on going, and if they do, then ill keep dancing. once you get past 5 is when you can start doubleing up the songs. i get away with this soo often! and if the guy is keeping track of the songs then ill just tell him ," i think im pretty sure, but we can check with the vip bouncer and see how many he has." and then get just paid for how many you did. but just play like you didnt know and tell him, " time flys when were having fun" and always encourage tips.
some may not like this approach. but hey, is all in the game!
they're not happy until they're broke.