First time poster, sorta long time reader.
Recently had the experience at the club where I was sitting in the front row (no actual rail here) lightly tipping the stage dances, and I had three dancers come up to me after their sets and sit in my lap while I was trying to enjoy said shows.
The attempt to get me to the LD room immediately after the set was understandable, but trying to push the sale after I said "no, I'm going to tip the stage for a while" was not. In one case, the next dancer was a song into HER set - I almost had to dump the dancer off my lap so I could put my tip down (because after saying no, I was pointedly ignoring the dancer in my lap.)
My question is, isn't there some sort of etiquette about this? That is to say, if someone's sitting at a back row/table/whatever they're fair game, but front row and actively spending on the stage is not - because you're getting between another dancer and tips?
As I'm reading this, I suspect some context/background will be useful. Seattle downtown club, so stage tipping doesn't seem to be where the "real" money is made. I was tipping $2 per set, in between the two songs of the set - hardly a big spender. Dancers got the tip no matter what - I feel like I should be putting something down if I'm watching the show from the front row. This has happened occasionally to me in the past, but usually only once every two or three times I went to a club - I chalked it up to a rude dancer. Three times was enough to make me sit back and wonder if there was a shift somewhere and I didn't notice it.
I suspect the tipping culture + more competition is my answer, but I also took this (don't bother someone spending at the rail) as a pretty absolute rule - some insight from dancers in a neutral environment would be appreciated.
Thanks!
(hey, what the hell, might as well make it a poll so others don't have to read the whole damn thread.)
Edit: Sigh. Should've used better wording in the poll, like "tipping another dancer at the stage"



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