There are obvious answers to this question...the poor economy, new strict anti contact laws, clubs putting too many dancers on the schedule, extremely high stage fees/tip outs etc.
But my thought is that more and more dancers are getting fed up with the poor earning potential of this business, and I am hearing a lot of dancers rapidly getting disgruntled and fed up with all of the BS.
I like dancing. I like working in bars and I like the people I work with. I still can earn a decent living as a dancer because I know where to go to do so, and what clubs work for me.
I was speaking frankly to a club owner I know about the recent expo in Vegas. She told me that the demise of this business is because of the club owners. They will eventually kill it for everyone because they are willing to allow illegal things to go on in their club. Some of these club owners even encourage illegal activity amongst their dancers and staff. The lawyers know that there will be nothing the clubs can do if the owners on down don't enforce the laws and keep things legal for all involved.
The club I was working at last night had 11 girls working. No big deal, right?? Most nights there are less then 20 customers. So what happens next? The girls get desperate for cash and do whatever it takes to get their bills paid. 8 customers walked through the door last Wednesdays. Did everyone make money?? Hell no. the girls at this club are all in the 9-10 range. Should they be reduced to begging for dances?
I know that traveling works for me, but it does get tiring after a while. Besides, we are hearing from all over the country that there is no money to be made, even in places where there once was great money in the not so distant past. So say all you are out is round trip airfare and a weeks worth of Motel 6 stay, you still have lost money. I can see why girls are hesitant to risk traveling to greener pastures.
To top all of this off, the guys are pretty much bored with what they are seeing in the clubs. Ho, hum another beautiful naked girl, just like the other 200 beautiful naked girls strutting around the stage, or on that billboard or on my computer screen or in my mailbox etc.
So here is where I suggest that we brainstorm on how we as a small group of people can have some influence on this industry. We love what we do and want to protect this form of expression from extinction, yes? We wouldn't be here sharing if we didn't want to make things better for others, so here is your chance.
It would be great to hear what you all have to say.



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the clubs I work at are more then willing to help out in that aspect. My husband and I came up with a great idea tonight. I'm going to start painting up with liquid latex in various different patterns on my body. He down loaded a picture of flames (like for auto decals) and we are going to turn it into a stencil that I can just paint right on me. Then do a fire show on the night I have flames painted all over my body, how cool would that be?

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