I have been working in an upscale stage dance club for a little over a month. I really enjoy the stage dancing and the conversation with the customers, I truly do. What I am running into is that I will put time and effort into people who then dont tip me for my time. I am not pushy, some girls will ask directly for money or hold out their leg after they finish dancing or talking. I walk around after and say thank you with a hand on their shoulder, I make OK money, but I know there is a tremendous potential I am missing out on. I love talking with people, answering their questiosn, talking about sex, or politics, trucks, music, etc, I will give someone my undivided attention for 5-20 min and often do not get tipped for it. I also have the problem of many people asking to buy me a drink, I sit and talk and get no tip. We do not get a % of drink sales. People compliment me on everything from, outfits, body, mind, smile, conversation, uniqueness, but I am not making money off this. customers or dancers please let me know how to work with this. I am not a Money making Machine, I care about the human interaction and people's feelings (without being a push over). I will give the guy who tipped me $1 and wants to talk my time, as well as the $50 tipper although I will spend more time with him. Although this leads to another issue, the $50 tipper often then moves down to $20 the next time and will expect me to sit with him soon after he comes in and I miss other customers and I only get $20. It ends up not being worth it sometimes.
The other night I got buzzed and actually asked for tips from guys who don't often tip me, but whom I talk with frequently, 3 guys gave me $20 and the others, who never even get their money out tipped me too. So that makes me wonder if I should be pushy, how do I let people know I expect to be paid for my time and conversation, I enjoy it yes, but I am working.



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but seriously if they dont ask for a dance within the first five or ten minutes then you should politely move on,maybe they will see you dancing for someone else and get the message.Or maybe they're just bums there for a free show....



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