Amateur Stripper

Hi!

Last night was amateur night at the strip club. Also, the hard body waitress contest. What that means is that the waitresses have to get up on stage and dance. Clothing is optional. I had no idea until I got to work.

I'm a waitress. So, I had to get up on stage and dance. It was mortifying. I'm pretty sure I made an ass of myself but everyone was too nice to say anything mean. Oh well, it was an experience and I got some nice singles thrown at me. 

One guy kind of was really into me after my stage dance though. He kept asking me to give him a lap dance and become a stripper. It piqued my curiosity about stripping and I asked management what it would take for me to become a stripper. First of all, I would have to pay hundreds of dollars to get my stripper's license. Then, every night that I dance, I have to pay the club 150 a night just to let me dance. And there is no guarantee that I would make any money. I might just end up owing the club lots and lots of money. One girl told me that she only made twelve dollars last night. 

Meh. It doesn't sound worth it. 

One of the girls taught me a little bit about stripping, how to talk to customers, how to ignore petty bullshit from other strippers, how to flirt and how to make money. Let me just say that she is beautiful and she was so nice! She gave me a demonstration lap dance to teach me how to do it. Oh my gosh, it was hot! She should have been a model. Her body is amazing. She is the clubs top dancer and I think I know why. She is a flash dancer, which means she only shows a little for a little time. She teases. 

Anyway, I'm definitely not going to become a stripper. Mostly because it doesn't seem to be a financially stable job. 

Management has been very clear that nothing illegal happens at the club. No drugs and no prostitution. So, far I believe them. I haven't seen anything illegal at the club. But, I'm starting to wonder what happens outside of the club...

I overheard some of the girls talking about how one of their customers took them on a shopping trip earlier today. This guy spend thousands of dollars on this shopping trip, taking these girls to Nordstrom and Macy to buy them shoes, clothing and other accessories. I kind of doubt that they are just stripping for this guy. 

There are a couple of strippers that make thousands almost every night. One of the girls, let's call her Reba, is an artist when it comes to pole dancing. Reba climbs to the top of the pole, twists, turns, strips, hangs upside down and dances her way back down to the bottom of the pole. I can't even begin to describe what she does but its amazing. People are always so impressed that they shower her with cash. The waitstaff have to stand by the side of the stage with trash cans to help her collect the money from the stage. When she is done with a performance, she sensually rolls around the stage while people 'make it rain'. Lights flash, the fog fills the stage and all you can see is this beautiful naked woman, rubbing her hands over her body, with money showing above her and covering her. 

It's seriously amazing to watch. 

I tend to not be that popular with the customers. The only people that seem to like me are really down to earth people. Like groups of friends who come in just to experience a strip show. The regular customers aren't really that impressed with me. And here is the problem with that. The down to earth people don't tip as much as the regular customers. I've got to figure out how to stay classy and yet, make more tips. 

One guy last night told me that he wasn't going to make a move on me but that he thought I was the most beautiful girl in the room and that all the other girls in the room were ho's. I wasn't really sure how to respond to him. I thanked him, told him he was sweet and walked away. Anyway, this guy proves my point about the money thing. This guy didn't tip me at all.

Anyway, moral of the story, if you walk into a strip club tonight and there is a really nice waitress who is maybe too enthusiastic about asking you if you want a drink, give her a big tip. She has a ton of student loans that she needs to pay. 

~Ani