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    I noticed that there arent any threads (apart from http://www.stripperweb.com/forum/showthread.php?t=60084 )reviewing agencies.

    Im interested to hear about payrates, amount of work, professionalism of various agencies in Australia.
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    http://www.summerstrip.com.au/
    I emailled this agency on Saturday, received a reply on Sunday, saying that Shantelle (the owner?) would call me on Monday.
    I waited till 4 pm Monday, then tried to call Shantelle, but her phone was switched off.

    Tuesday afternoon, she called and left a message for me to call her back.
    We arranged that I would drive to her house(nearly 1 hr away) for an interview today. As arranged I sms'ed her when I left, only to be told that she was going out, and to hurry there. It was an hour drive, and I couldnt exactly get there any quicker.
    I arrived just in time.
    She was on the phone so I waited, and waited, and waited. We literally had a 2 minute conversation, before she wrote my number on a scrap of paper, and said she would call me with my shows for next week.

    So I messed around chasing this woman for days, drove 1 hr for a 2 minute interview at a house, didnt; fill out any forms, learn about venues (I asked which suburbs and was told "South of the River") show requirements, (costumes, dance length, pricing, contact) or barmaiding.

    Not at all impressed with the lack of professionalism and organisation.
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    Well this will be interesting :-)
    Australian Strippers WWW.MILD2WILD.COM.AU

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    Ahaha she has like the same 4 girls posted on her page, just different pctures of them... doesnt look like much of an agency, seems to be just her n a couple of her friends...

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    Quote Originally Posted by mild2wild View Post
    Well this will be interesting :-)
    Ill bet! Heard only good things about you though.

    Just thought that there is a place for club reviews, but alot of us do private work, and its nice to know about others experiences with various agencies. (theres been some horror stories about last minute cancellations, lack of security, lack of DIRECTIONS to the venue etc)

    The not -returning -calls thing seems quiet common sadly.
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    My opinion:

    Catherine's on the Gold Coast: Never give you ANY show work, if they do - it's cheap shit. They take 20% of your TIPS too! They pay in Invoices and I've only had them pay on time ONCE out of 6.

    Mild2Wild: Very good for Indy! Made me a ton of money then! Always tries to book shows with waitressing. You get a decent cut, not the greatest, but not bad at all. Doesn't get a lot of work, though... but always good reliable work.

    Red Hot Strippers: Lots of work, always know in advance you have it, as well... THEY CUT A LOT. They take 1/3rd-1/2 your pay! I have a show this week... take $160, keep $100! wtf?! But, again, most of her clients extend, they don't take the extension money out (all mine, baby, I'm good at convincing them, too) and you always know you have some work that week.

    Brisbane Strippers: GOD! I have a love/hate with this company. TONS of good money work... ALWAYS within 30 minutes of the show! ALWAYS have your bag on you if you want to work with this company. I've made LOADS off this company ($600 in four hours once) but it was ALWAYS last minute - hard for a girl like me without a car.


    ... I have a few more, but blah, not in the mood.


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    Risque Entertainment (formerly known as Bodz 'n' Babz)



    argh. i don't even know where to start. to steal the words of lil, i have a love/hate relationship with this company.

    i have been working for them for 3.5 years, and am about to finish my time there at the end of the month. over those years, i've gone through times when i've felt like they're the best agency in the world, and to put it bluntly, times when i just wanted to call them and tell them to get fucked.

    if you are a good, reliable girl, then you will get a lot of work. risque tend to just employ a few good showgirls, rather than employ a whole lot of girls. for approximately the last year, i've been lucky enough to receive a bulk of the work, which i assume is partly due to my reliability, and partly due to the fact that i've been pretty much the only brunette on the showgirl list for ages. there have been times, however, when i haven't been number one, and i'd have been lucky to get 2 shows a week.

    their biggest downfall is their lack of organisation. i can't even count the number of times that they've forgotten to tell me about shows, or forgotten to tell me shows have been cancelled, or have given me the wrong address, or the wrong time, or booked me for 18th's which i specifically do not do. i like to be very organised when it comes to work. 9 times out of 10, nobody answers the risque phone when you call it. personally, i find that frustrating as hell. they're difficult to get in contact with, they rarely return messages, and that's a big part of my decision behind quitting.

    they are pretty selective about who they will send out as showgirls. they're not so fussy about XXX work (mostly due to the limited selection of XXX showgirls in adelaide), but they like to keep a high standard for their 'main' girls. at least, that's what i've picked up on.

    payrates are excellent, they pay a lot better than any other agency in adelaide, and offer much more variety. a standard, very tame 15 min erotic show pays $100, a wilder, non-XXX 20 min raunchy show pays $120, and a 20 min bubble bath, strawberries & cream or slip n slide show pays $140. i'm not sure what the payrates are for XXX work... if you want to know, just look at the "Rates" page of the website. subtract the deposit from the price and you'll work out how much the girl gets paid.

    you pick up your individual pay for each show as you arrive. they've tried a few systems in the past, this one i definitely think is the best.

    depending on time of year, i can do anything from 1-10 shows on a saturday night.

    my final opinion... risque entertainment are the best of a bad bunch. they're not perfect by any means (mostly it's just the poor organisation that pisses me off - if they answered their phone more often and didn't forget to tell me about shows regularly, they'd be a LOT better), but they're better than other agencies here who pay their girls in drugs, or make you do shitty pub revue shows and raffle ticket sales, ick.

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    My turn!

    M2W (Mild to Wild): I would also recommend this agency. I've done promo work for her as well as showgirl work... all good! Unfortunately, due to the fact that I really am not suited to waitress work I didn't make a shitload of money during Indy as the majority of it was waitressing work.

    She tries to be as organised and professional as possible yet is human.

    Lesson learnt: Waitress Thur and Fri of Indy so as to encourage waitress plus show bookings. (I can handle 2 hr waitress or 1 hr waitress + show bookings only .... nothing longer than 2 hours!!).


    Catharines of the Gold Coast: Great agency to start out with to get your foot wet in re: agencty work however once you have some experience and branch out with other agents you start to realise how not so great this agency is... oh let's not get me started with how they do favour girls over others very easily... personally i'm trying to do less and less work for/with this agency as .. in the end.. i get better bookings and treated better by other agents.

    I also agree with LMs review of this agency.

    My only good thing to say about this agency is that Ashmore Tavern is a fun venue to do if you get the 2.30 or 3.30pm show times... the other two times 12.30 and 1.30 are awful to do and only your 'fans' will be the ones cheering. It doesn't pay well unforunately hence the reason I havn't done this venue or many pub shows in qld for awhile.

    Gold Coast Strippers www.goldcoaststrippers.com.au : Simon and Dannielle are trying their best to get this one off the ground. They are only human and yes they will get it wrong or not so right at times however both of them are lovely and will treat you well. Or so has been my experience. I feel like I am treated like one of their top girls (when I am home). I get good pay and they don't f--k me around generally. Oh yeh... one of the few agents that gives me SHOWGIRL work !!!!!! I'm not a f-ing waitress.

    Cara's Entertainment and Promotions: *sigh* She has given me both great bookings and some really horrendous ones. Lots of waitressing work. Tries to get show work with the waitressing work.

    Sin City Strippers / Exotic Honey: This agency was set up by one of the generally regarded here in S.E.Qld top showgirls Kitana. She hasn't updated the site ( www.exotichoney.com.au ) since she launced it (which has been quite awhile now) as she hasn't updated it with my exotic angels achievement and the fact that I do xxx shows up to anal/greek plus duo shows with Morrigan. I don't really get alot of work from her for whatever reason.

    Bubbles / Pictures of Me (I have no idea what her agency is actually called -- www.picturesofme.com.au ) --- similiar to Kitana's agency. I think these two "agencies" are much for the girls themselves than anyone else.

    A+ Strippers (Nikita) -- www.goldcoaststrip.com.au -- what can i say? she is great yet not so great at the same time. I've had a mixture of good and bad experiences with this agent/agency. The good is that she updates her website often and will change your profile if you give her new images and/or new information. She also generally will give good bookings and won't take too huge a cut. The bad is that when the shit hits the fan (as the saying goes) it can be rather difficult to get hold of her as she will tend to turn off the phone or whatever as she is "over" dealing with the situation. Also, doesn't take into account that sometimes one will be late for shows (yes, even up to half an hour late... goodness I've known plenty of girls who have been an hour or more late) due to circumstances out of my control. so... there is good and bad with this agency.

    Overall, when I sent out an email and a text message to all my agents that I'm sticking with xxx showgirl up to anal/greek shows plus duo shows with Morrigan (basically quitting and not wanting any waitressing work offered my way generally).... only really A+, M2W, GC Strippers and Brisbane Strippers took notice. All the other agents seem to forget rather to regularly that I f-ing dispise waitressing work UNLESS it is 2 hours or less and a show is guaranteed (part of the deal).


    Brisbane Strippers: I'm on his books yet I really havn't received alot of showgirl work from him. I'm wondering is this because I'm located Gold Coast and not Brisbane so favours all the Brisbane based girls ??? Shame as my duo partner is on his books and seems to get enough work from him at times.

    Tony's Erotic Angels: I'm also on their books and hardly receive ANY showgirl work from them as well. Then again, this agency does have a 'rep' for putting thier big breasted blonde showgirls at the top over anyone who may not be that image yet is talented. I can't really give a good opinion or review on this agency due to the lack of work.... or well... not so much lack of work... how it is few and far between..


    The Leisure Company: As far as I'm aware, I'm on their books as well however have never actually received ANY work from them. For a time Rosie wanted to me to keep texting her my schedule so she could throw work my way however... nothing... so I can't really review this agency as well due to the lack of work if any I have received from it.



    I'm pretty much "on the books" of every agency listed with the Adult Entertainment and Services part of the Yellow Pages except Pin Up Promotions aka JoAnne's Exotic Dancers. I have yet to sign up with that particular agency as I keep hearing not so great news about it. Whilst it has alot of work and some really great contract work.... I keep hearing from others how hot/cold she is with all her girls. One month she loves you and you get a heap of work then you are left in the cold amongst other things.


    So in the end, I accept work mainly from Gold Coast Strippers, A+ Strippers, Mild 2 Wild and Cara's Entertainment and Promotions. Everyone else for their own reasons doesn't seem to value me enough to get me enough work so I don't value them enough to keep them updated too much about my availability .. when I have new photos.. etc.


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    One more review!

    Babes Promotions ( http://www.babespromotions.com/ ) my brief stint with them as a Skimpy over the course of three weeks last year was an overall positive experience even tho' I personally burnt out after the second week. If you are looking for Skimpy work OUTSIDE of Kalgoorlie and travel to various parts of Western Australia .... contact this agency. I can highly recommend Dampier if you are okay with being nude behind the bar and/or having photos taken of you (I covered my crotch in the photos as that was my condition of having them taken besides the fact that only the person who paid the extra $50 was able to do so). I made a killing at that booking.

    The only downside is that you provide your own accommodation each time you have to stay in Perth... all other costs will be covered by the agency. They do pay the hourly wages. You get to keep all tips.


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    Vanessa... one agency told me the reason they never work with you much is because they can never get a hold of you. Remember how you said that travelling might be your catch-22? I think it really is.


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    Please PM which agency so I can put them on my primary list so as to keep them up2date in advance of when I am going to be home. I travel because of the lack of work back home and it looks like I get no work back home because I travel --- just what I feared. Fuck.


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    Doing the Living Dolls dance shows atm.
    I love it, but the money isnt that great. its $20-25 a show, and you usually do 1-2 20 minute shows in an hour, such as I did a 2 hour shift with 3 dance sets today.
    Tho today I made more in cash tips than agency pay :-)

    If you can hustle and dance you will do well, the majority of girls just stand there and wiggle a bit. One girl didnt even get topless most sets- until the DJ started saying "topless girls NOW"
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    I just want to say that to be successful with private party work is to make yourself the favourite (as such) of one or two agents. Being exclusive whilst not being exclusive, as such. That is how it seems to work here in S E QLD. So try to find an agent/agency that you adore and try to become a favourite.

    It is all WHO you know and not WHAT you know in this industry. As unfortunate as it is to have to "play games" to be successful at private party work (thus be political as such) it is just the way it is and always has been....

    At the same time, try to not burn bridges. It's a huge yet small industry.

    This is thanks to a few people "teaching" me this lesson as such. I am not that successful locally because I was off travelling alot however now that I feel "good" about myself up in Darwin I feel I can now concentrate on establishing myself locally (and then maybe move to Sunshine Coast).

    I thought of adding this here in this section as I feel whether or not one is a "favourite" of an agent/agency does play into the reviews. Unfortunately, it is different for those who are the "favourite" (as such) compared to girls like me who havn't really established themselves.


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    V, I totally agree!

    I had some awesome experiences with some agencies, but bad ones with others, and its all on how well I 'clicked' with the management.
    LD is really nice (a little disorganised, was told wrong venue, and then was overbooked) but the other agencies I have dealt with were just 'wrong' for me.

    This is a fantastic point, Im glad you raised it!
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    Josaphine's Revue

    okay, so i really only worked for this agency for a few days, so i can't really comment much. i went to work for them after risque pissed me off a few years back. although they lack the fancy office space that risque have, they always answer their phone.

    they seem to get quite a lot of private party work, and as a new girl they really offered me quite a lot, although that was possibly just a ploy to get me to stay with them? i dunno.

    from what i gathered, if you want to work for josie and get private party work, you also need to work at BT'z (aka booby trapz), a skeezy little bar in the city. basically you sell raffle tickets to win lapdances, and do stupid revues with another girl that only pay $25, and occasionally you'll get a jug strip. it's horrid. they sent me there to do the jug strip, then told me i had to stay and do a revue and sell tickets. i hated it so worked for like an hour and then i said i was leaving, and they were like "if you leave, you won't get paid for the revue" and i was like "uhh, it's $25, i so don't care"

    but if you're happy to work at that crappy little hole, then you'll probably be able to get a lot of private party work with them.

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    Just a heads up that I don't know what's up or happening with Cara's Entertainment and Promotions. I haven't heard from her for many months.... and her email address doesn't seem to be valid (it used to work). Plus it is strange that I haven't heard from her as she is usually pretty good about reply-ing to my text messages.

    Tonight, all my work for NYE, came from one agent: A+ Strippers. Actually, all the shows this week has been thru this one agent....hmm.. interesting! I got offered two shows on Boxing Day eve by two other agents however due to circumstances at the time I wasn't in the capacity to be able to fulfill them (read: I was with family).


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    I don't appear to get ANY calls from any other agents other than BS and RH/ES anymore... I think word's gotten around I'm chummy with them the most...

    Cara hasn't contacted me in ages either.


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    As long as they both give you enough work to make up for the lack of work from the other agencies then I wouldn't be too fussed... the bulk of my work lately has been from A+ Strippers (Nikita) and Gold Coast Strippers (Simon).

    Simon even admitted to me that I'm on his favourites list. Unfortunately, it isn't a busy nor big agency GCS... and "Red" from Catharines assured me that I'm okay with that agency.

    Ah well. As long as I get enough work whilst I am home I'm not too fussed.


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    Cara is back! I received a call from her tonight asking me to do a toy show at 10am ish in the morning! WOHA! I wouldn't have been able to do it anyway as my cat's appointment which over-rules everything for me is at the same time (besides the vet is closed now and i couldn't reschedule anyway). All my emails were bouncing back to her email address so I informed her then that it is Saturday only for me now.

    Just FYI.


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    Catwalk Productions - Darwin NT - 0418 893 421

    Glenda is the boss lady yet you will most likely speak with Frankie or Danni (the office girl) in re working the three week contract. Pay for the private party shows are similiar rates etc as QLD - be very aware of this... for instance, tame duo show (no insertion) is $150 per girl.

    Strawberries and Cream is $150. XXX vibe is $250.


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