Hey ladies, I just joined this site and noticed there were many questions about dancing in LA. I have worked here for around five years at many of the local clubs and can answer any questions anyone may have.
For the most part, LA is not a high money town. Unlike other areas of the country, in LA you have to split the cost of the dances approximately 50/50 with the house in addition to paying a low stage fee (usually around 20 bucks) and a tip out (usually around one dollar for every song you do to the dj, sometimes, the bartender, and sometimes the waittresses). So, what that means is, if a dance costs the customer 20 dollars, automatically 10 will go to the club, then you should subtract another three dollars (to cover your stage fee and tip out), leaving you with seven per song, or thereabouts. See what I mean?
The money that is to be made here is through regulars, so it's not a "just breezing through town" kind of place. Mileage used to be pretty low, but has grown to almost San Francisco levels (I think you know what that means). If there is alcohol (topless only) in the clubs, then mileage tends to pretty conservative, but there is very little money in the topless clubs in LA (not like in Vegas). The nude clubs are all medium to high mileage. Dances are performed usually in private/semi-private rooms, with mutual touching being fairly standard. Generally speaking the very high mileage clubs are outside the main city (in an area called City of Industry) where the mileage is San Francisco level.
You can make money, but like I said, usually only after you have developed a cache of regulars, and the cost of living in LA is very high, so it's hard to save. As for the girls, they vary from club to club, there are beautiful girls for sure, but most of the very beautiful model/actresses in LA do escort instead of dance, they don't want the exposure of being seen in public as a "stripper".
hope this helps. Feel free to ask any more questions. I can fill you in on most of the clubs. For the girl asking about Fantasy Island, it's a VERY laid back club, probably the nicest management in the world, but there's absolutely no money. Every few months, you can hit a jackpot there and have a slamming night, but it's a fluke. usually, you'll be lucky to make 100 dollars, no matter how beautiful or how much of a hustler, it's just that dead.



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to this thread. Everything the above poster wrote is right on the money. LA is a high mileage city, although I don't think it rivals San Francisco in that respect. High contact lap dances with grinding are the norm, but overt sexual acts aren't common in most clubs (I'm sure Chili Palmer would opine differently, but I digress). A "clean" (by LA standards) dancer can make good, steady money by giving sensual lapdances with grinding. Since topless clubs offer no contact, they don't tend to offer the earning potential available in nude clubs. Also, since there is no alcohol available in the nude clubs, customers are usually there because 1.) they're under 21, or 2.) they want lapdances. Although there are a lot of lap-dance oriented customers, this does make for a steady customer base. 
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