My name is Erika and I go to Pacific Lutheran University. I am doing a research project on exotic dancing and was wondering if any of you would answer some questions. The questions are as follows and if you could e-mail me with your answers it would be greatly appreciated. ([email protected]). Please answer them as in-depthly as you want and if there are any you do not want to answer, please feel free to skip them. Any information you give will be kept confidential and I will e-mail you a copy of a consent form. In my paper, pseudonyms will be used so as to keep your indetity confidential. If you would be interested in a phone interview, please let me know. Again, thank you so much for your participation; I appreciate it so much!
QUESTIONS:
E-mail: [email protected]
I. Section #1
1. What is your stage name?
2. Age?
3. Where are you from?
4. Where did you grow up?
5. Family background?
6. Is stripping your main source of income or do you have another job?
II. Section #2
1. How old were you when you started stripping?
2. How long have you been stripping?
3. How did you become comfortable taking off your clothes and giving people lap dances?
4. Where have you been a stripper?
5. How many different places?
6. How do you get your “routine” together and when or if you have time to practice your routine.
7. Do you pick what you wear or does someone else decide that?
8. Do you get to decide how much clothing you take off and how much you leave on? Or are you required to take off all of your clothes?
9. Are you required to give lap dances or can you simply be a stage dancer?
10. How much money do you make on an average night?
11. Are you stripping for the money or something else?
12. Are you using the money you make stripping to support yourself or someone else?
13. Do you have a significant other and if yes, has he or she ever seen you strip?
a. Is it hard to feel sexy at home after stripping all night?
III. Section #3
1. Why do you strip?
2. Is it hard to get up in front of people and take off your clothes?
3. Do you use anything to help you strip, such as drugs or alcohol?
4. If people ask you what you do for a living, do you tell them you are a stripper or do you tell them you do something else?
5. Does your family know you strip?
a. If yes, when did you first tell them?
b. Did they accept it right away?
c. If no, why do they not know?
6. If you quit, what other job would you do for a living?
7. How do you deal with costumers who treat you badly?
8. Have there ever been any experiences with costumers that have made you want to quit?
9. Do you ever do more than just strip, such as having sexual relations with costumers?
10. What are your bosses like?
11. Would you encourage or support other people in your life such as daughters/sons or brothers/sisters to strip?
12. What are your plans for the future?
13. Is stripping in your future or is this just another job?
14. What are the positive aspects of your job and what are the negative aspects?
15. Is there anything else you want to share with me about being an exotic dancer?
Thank you!



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