OBVIOUSLY not speaking for all dancers. I just thought it'd be fun to share some of the thoughts that go through my head while I work. Enjoy!
- Omg, I hope tonights a good night last night sucked.
- Oh that guys sitting all by himself...he probably won't even like me, I'm gonna go smoke and if he's still there I'll try him out.
- Wow he's still there alone, probably still won't be interested in me, lemme take a shot first.
- Yep, wasn't interested in me, who else is here?
- Did I baby wipe before I got on stage?
- Wow, I got really sweaty during that set, and I know Joe Schmo wants a dance but I better baby wipe and put on deodorant first, but if I leave someone will steal him, fuck it hope I smell ok.
- Why won't anyone do a dance with me?
- I talked to that guy forever and he didn't even give me a dollar for my time?!
- Oh he's cute....I would talk to him but...he's too cute!
- (On Stage) why isn't anyone looking at me?!
- (On Stage) someone put a dollar up so I can stop doing pole tricks and shake my ass in your face instead
- I need X amount tonight to be on track for rent, i hope joe schmo comes in he always takes care of me
- I'm hungry
- I'm too sober for this shit right now
- fuck, a bunch of 20 yr olds (or yes a bunch of 20 year olds making it rain on stage!)
- the music sucks tonight
- the musics awesome, put me on stage!
- Did that girl really just take my guy while I'm up here?
- That guy doesn't even like her lol he was just waiting for me to get back, I'll just wait for him to send her away
- Everyones lame tonight
- Everyones awesome tonight its turnt in here!
- (On stage) oh no my shoe is falling off! 23 Wow this pole is really greasy I hope I don't fall. SQUEEZE!
- Maybe I should try that new trick tonight....yeah no, too slow.
- Half of vodka? Yes please!


Damn – and I thought dancing was all fun times.
Just being facetious – it’s understandable to have to work on 100% commission or else you don’t eat and that can be very nerve-wracking for most people.
From my custy POV; I’d say never assume a custy will not like you – custy’s preferences are all over the place and one can’t judge a book by its cover – I’m a clean-cut pale-white Anglo-looking Hispanic but into black dancers and particularly thick black dancers like a hood black-guy; thus I mostly visit all-black clubs – it’s not rare for many a dancer that is my type (thick and dark-skinned) to pass by me often times and never approach me or just look at me trying to gauge my interest but not approach me – on multiple occasions I’ve had thick black dancers tell me “I’d been noticing you all night but I didn’t approach you b/c I didn’t think you’d go for me”.
Strip clubs are bizarro world – the opposite of the real world – in the “real world” guys approach women and gotta convince them – I’m sure there may have been instances in your life where there was a guy you found attractive but perhaps nothing materialized b/c perhaps he thought you would not go for him – in strip-club bizarro world it’s the same but the opposite – the girls gotta approach the guys and thinking “oh he won’t go for me” may cause you a custy that may o/w have been interested in you.
If you go in with the mindset of “he will not like me” then you may be kinda setting yourself up for failure to some degree – don’t you think confidence goes a long way in guys – same for dancers in strip-club bizarro world.