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    Since I am new to this, I'm not sure how customers/dancers feel about this.
    I am looking for a new club to work at (mine is too close to home and everyone seems to do extras).
    As I was looking up and reading reviews, I came across a particular review someone wrote on a club saying that the girls would walk the floor after their set and ask for tips, and the reviewer said it as if it was the worst thing a dancer could ever do...
    Someone responded saying that more and more Miami clubs are putting a stop to that.
    The place I work at has us walk around the floor afterward to collect tips. I do think its rude to go up to a customer and just flat out say "tip me." I don't do that, I ask if they enjoyed the dance or something along those lines and if they don't tip me (its already happened a couple of times) I make sure to say something nice before walking away.
    So what is the deal with this? Should a dancer only be making money while on the stage? From LDs?

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    Theoretically yes, the entertainer should be making money on stage. It used to be that entertainers were paid by the clubs for their stage shows, & there were no lap/private/table dances. Many clubs have moved away from that system though, taken away the fees we used to be paid, & forced the lap/private/table dance system onto entertainers. This benefits the clubs more than us because now they don't have to pay, the customers don't have to spend on us, & that means they can spend more money on liquor... which is the majority of how clubs make their money. However, that doesn't mean it is right or fair.

    What you are referring to is called a "tip walk", & it's popular in the midwest region of the United States, although other clubs may do it. Ironically many of these midwest clubs still pay dancers a nightly performance rate. If the entertainers do a tip walk then you should do it too. Generally if this is custom in a club it's because the customers don't sit near the stage or the stage is small & lots of people are watching. After each stage show you'll notice entertainers tend to start at one side of the room & work their way around asking for tips. Normally I say "Would you care to tip me for my stage show?" [big smile, bat the eyelashes], & the customer can say yes or no. Customers will tell you this is rude, however it's generally the ones who are tourists from places where tip walks aren't common, so just smile & say "You aren't obligated to, but tip walks are customary at this club. I hope you enjoy the other shows though.", then smile & move on. Normally if a guy tells me that the tip walk is rude I won't ask him again all night. Normally the other entertainers all do the same thing, but they tend to be less tactful when turned down, which results in the customer realizing that I was not rude... at which point they'll usually try to catch my attention for a drink or dance.

    Now, if you are in an area where tip walks are not common, there is no way I would ask for them. That would be out of place & really would not be proper, plus it will turn off customers.
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    In my club only the dancer on stage is being tipped, and only by customers sitting in the tipping chairs around the stage. Girls don't talk to customers in the tipping chairs while another girl is on stage, we see that as grass cutting.

    Personally I only make tips while on stage, after a lapdance or sometimes guys will tip me to sit and spend time with them. I would never do a tip walk, but if all the other dancers do it, surely it can't be seen to be that rude? x

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    Quote Originally Posted by cocobooty View Post
    Girls don't talk to customers in the tipping chairs while another girl is on stage
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    I would never do a tip walk, but if all the other dancers do it, surely it can't be seen to be that rude? x
    The girls in the US don't typically ask for tips from the customers at the stage... the tip-walks are more meant for certain clubs where customers sit away from the stages, for example at the bar. The customers will pack out the seats at the bar, so in a tip-walk club when dancers come off stage they will start at one end of the bar & go to the other asking for a tip for their stage show.
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    Ditto what Kylea2 said.

    It really depends on the club. Every club doesn't have a tipwalk and each club's tipwalk may be set up differently. Most clubs that have tipwalks have them because the stage is so far from the seating area that guys can't tip girls unless they throw the money at the stage. So, girls walk through the tipwalk to pick up tips from those that want to tip.

    Now, if the club doesn't have a tipwalk, but the stage is still not attainable to customers to tip you at then you probably will be instructed by the club to walk through the audience to pick up your stage tips.

    As far as lapdances are concerned, I always ask for tips on top of the customer's lapdance fee, but some girls don't. It's a matter of preference.

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    At my club, we dance 2 songs on stage, and the last one (totally nude) at the bar across the floor. Once we finish the third song we walk the floor for tips. There are seats at the front of the stage but most men will sit further back or at the bar.
    I do use tact when asking for tips, even after a lap dance. They'll always ask how much they are, I tell them how much and that if they really enjoyed the dance they are welcome to tip me as well.
    I totally understand what you said, Kylea. If I was working at a club or in an area where it is frowned upon I wouldn't do it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kylea2 View Post
    Theoretically yes, the entertainer should be making money on stage. It used to be that entertainers were paid by the clubs for their stage shows, & there were no lap/private/table dances. Many clubs have moved away from that system though, taken away the fees we used to be paid, & forced the lap/private/table dance system onto entertainers. This benefits the clubs more than us because now they don't have to pay, the customers don't have to spend on us, & that means they can spend more money on liquor... which is the majority of how clubs make their money. However, that doesn't mean it is right or fair.

    What you are referring to is called a "tip walk", & it's popular in the midwest region of the United States, although other clubs may do it. Ironically many of these midwest clubs still pay dancers a nightly performance rate. If the entertainers do a tip walk then you should do it too. Generally if this is custom in a club it's because the customers don't sit near the stage or the stage is small & lots of people are watching. After each stage show you'll notice entertainers tend to start at one side of the room & work their way around asking for tips. Normally I say "Would you care to tip me for my stage show?" [big smile, bat the eyelashes], & the customer can say yes or no. Customers will tell you this is rude, however it's generally the ones who are tourists from places where tip walks aren't common, so just smile & say "You aren't obligated to, but tip walks are customary at this club. I hope you enjoy the other shows though.", then smile & move on. Normally if a guy tells me that the tip walk is rude I won't ask him again all night. Normally the other entertainers all do the same thing, but they tend to be less tactful when turned down, which results in the customer realizing that I was not rude... at which point they'll usually try to catch my attention for a drink or dance.

    Now, if you are in an area where tip walks are not common, there is no way I would ask for them. That would be out of place & really would not be proper, plus it will turn off customers.
    I was sitting with this guy and when a dancer got off stage, she came over and yelled, "Let's get some dollars out!! I don't do this for free!! " The guy looked at her like, wtf? then handed her a dollar and she walked away. He goes, "I would've given her a dollar just to go away." I just sat there like, wow, really?? smh yes, rude...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Addison View Post
    I was sitting with this guy and when a dancer got off stage, she came over and yelled, "Let's get some dollars out!! I don't do this for free!! " The guy looked at her like, wtf? then handed her a dollar and she walked away. He goes, "I would've given her a dollar just to go away." I just sat there like, wow, really?? smh yes, rude...
    I don't completely disagree with this lol.... I don't do much onstage unless I'm getting tipped. I'm not there to perform for people out of the goodness of my heart, I'm there to make money. I will hustle for tips from the stage, and occaisionally if no-one is tipping/all the guys there are tight I don't do a lot onstage. Same if guys want me to sit and talk with them, or sit on their lap, or give their friend some attention but they don't want to tip or buy a dance... I'm not there to boost their self esteem for free, I'm there to make money, and I think that's a concept that escapes a lot of guys!

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    Default Re: Asking for tips after your set

    there is actually a club in my area that requires every single customer, whether they are sitting at the stage or not, to tip every single girl at least a dollar every time she gets off stage. However, i feel like this is not a normal club policy. My feelings on it is basically that unless the club policy requires customers to tip the girls for their stage show, if a girl is walking around the club asking for a stage tip (which is usually just a dollar anyways), it just kind of makes her look desperate. (but then again the tip walk is not a common thing at my club)

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    ^^^ Considering that entertainers are no longer paid a base pay in most clubs, & we don't get money from the entrance fees, I feel like $1 per girl per stage set is fair to the girls. If the customer takes issue with it they should mention it to the club.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lokikola View Post
    At my club, we dance 2 songs on stage, and the last one (totally nude) at the bar across the floor. Once we finish the third song we walk the floor for tips. There are seats at the front of the stage but most men will sit further back or at the bar.
    I do use tact when asking for tips, even after a lap dance. They'll always ask how much they are, I tell them how much and that if they really enjoyed the dance they are welcome to tip me as well.
    I totally understand what you said, Kylea. If I was working at a club or in an area where it is frowned upon I wouldn't do it.
    Thanks guys!

    I'll be using this line: "You're welcome to tip me"
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