This isn't meant to sound conceited, but I'm having the problem of being perceived as "too good" at my job or "too beautiful" and I'm pretty much the lowest payed dancer at my club currently because of it so I need to do something, I just don't know what. It's an ongoing problem, but because things are so quiet lately I'm really feeling the pinch. When the clubs busy I can usually keep my head above water and attitudes just seem different when people are in groups which they're not lately.
Here's my list of problems.
People love my stage show and don't tip because they enjoy watching regardless.
People assume I'm a feature show and am getting payed by the club to be there.
People assume I'm the highest payed dancer in the club and get shows with someone else "to be fair".
People assume I'm a snob and up myself because I dance well and suposedly look good. Or if I approach people they often go all gobsmacked and can't speak because "girls like me don't usually speak to guys like them".
I'm a shit husstler at the best of times, but the above problem doesn't help either because it means most of my conversations start off awkwardly. The other way my conversations start off is by me recieving lots of compliments, praise and handshakes for my stage shows, but I can never seem to steer them in to the direction of getting a private show. Or people will run away before I have the chance to say anything.
I don't know if I can change how I dance because I'm not consiously making the effort to dance how I do. But should I don a bit of a moustache or something, or dress like a frump? Or should I just give up? I'm honestly really stuck and getting pretty depressed about it. I've only done 3 private shows in 8 nights of work. Which is MUCH less than every other dancer in the club. Most manage at least 1 or 2 a night even when it's totally shit! Last night I took home $100 whilst everyone bar 1 made over $300 and belive me I struggled to make that 100 and was the only dancer who didnt do any private shows yet again...
Any suggestions, I'm really lost here?!!!


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