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Candy_92

Hey y'all,

My name's Candy, and I'm a 19 y/o dancer from Baby Dolls in Dallas and Mitchell Brother O'Farrell in S.F. I've been dancing since I was 18, and have tried on a variety of "looks", using wigs, different makeup, clothing, etc. IMO, it seems like most customers go for an innocent, barely-legal, blonde and tan look, and most are not fans of alternative-type girls with multiple piercings/tattoos, pale skin, etc.(nothing against them, personally I think they're hot, though it's not a look I could pull off), but every customer has their own specific preference.

Also, it seems like customers respond well to seemingly insignificant things, including:

1) White shoes. I remember reading in a stripper memoir that "a tan girl in white shoes is irrestible", so when I started dancing, I bought platforms in white, clear lucite, and various shades of pink. Once I started earning money, I bought more shoes, like white platforms with pink butterflies, white/clear shoes with pink stars, and white cherry-print ones. A couple of times, I had to borrow another dancer's black platforms, and later, boots, and I definitely noticed a drop in my earnings that night, and one of my regulars even asked why I was wearing "those gross dominatrix boots"! I don't know why, or if they just happen to look unattractive on me, but it just seems like customers like bright-colored shoes, especially white ones, or ones with cute patterns. Clear ones are okay, but don't seem as popular as white/colored shoes. Do they look more feminine and less somber than black ones, or is this just me? Do you agree with this (why/why not), and what is your favorite type and color shoe on a dancer?

2) Minimal or no body modifications. I don't have any tattoos, and my only piercings are my ears and navel. At one club I danced at, dancers with ink had to cover their tattoos with concealer before going onstage! I think the reasoning behind this is that some of the older clientele find multiple piercings/tattoos unattractive, but I don't think it's a universal truth. For example, a lot of guys love my dangly belly button rings, and lots of them seem to go for small, sexy tattoos, like lower back/pelvic bone ones. I've considered a tattoo, but decided against it for now, as covering it nightly seems like a hassle. Do you like any tattoos/piercings, or not? If not, why? If so, which ones in particular, and are there any that you find especially repulsive?

3) Names that are conventional, but still very feminine and glamourous. At first, I thought that the crazy, made-up names typically associated with exotic dancers were a necessity, so I danced under some names that I thought were sexy and cool at the time, but a year later, I am too humiliated to even divulge them (oh well-at least my stage name wasn't Micro Penis, like a girl I saw when I visited the Lusty Lady in S.F. Maybe she was trying to tell us something?). Once I switched to more convential names, including Jasmine, Zoe, Amber, Michelle, Holly Marie, and Lily, I attracted more customers. Some clubs encourage girls to use stereotypical stripper names, while other ones prefer their dancers to choose more common stage names. In my experience, it seems like most men like more conventional stage names that aren't obviously fake, but still cute and super girly-like Heather or Kaylee, as opposed to obviously fake ones, such as Alize or Destiny. Names that are too plain or old-fashioned, such as Edna or Judith are almost universally disliked, or any name that also happens to be a customer's grandmother's/mother's name. What are your favorite dancer names? Least favorite? Do you like made-up, wild names, or very feminine but realistic ones? Why/why not?

4) Long hair (especially blonde). Since I was in high school, I've always had super-long hair (halfway down my butt, long enough to sit on). Nearly all of the dancers I know have air that's shoulder-length or longer, and about 75% of them have really long wigs/weaves. One night, I wanted to change things up a bit, so I grabbed a wig cap, and put on a platinum-blonde pageboy wig. Most people didn't recognize (customers and dancers alike), and when I told them it was me, everyone was absolutely horrified, thinking I'd cut off my hair and dyed it platinum blonde. One of my regulars was so devastated he actually offered to buy me the most high-quality, expensive extensions possible ($4,000+), and was SO relieved when I said it was just a wig. Since my hair is naturally a honey brown color with golden highlights and I'd always wanted to be blonde, but resolved never to dye my hair (long hair can look straggly, dry, dead and damaged VERY easily), i bought a very high-quality, human-hair wig that looked like my natural hair, but a dark/medium blonde. Pretty much everbody loved my new color, and for some reason, men just happen to like their dancers blonde. Do you agree? Which hair color do you find most attractive on a dancer and why/why not? Also, do you like dancers with super-long hair, or do you find pixie cuts and other short styles (such as bobs) sexier? Why or why not?

Thanks SO much in advance for commenting! I really appreciate it ;)
Candy xo