Pole Work (or lack thereof)

21 comments

• Alucard

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  11 years ago

  I have ABSOLUTELY Zero interest in use of the pole.
• SlickSpic

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  11 years ago

  I appreciate the grace and athleticism displayed by a beautiful woman that can actually work a pole.
• gsv

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  11 years ago

  I am impressed when a girl pulls off nice pole tricks, it does add to the novelty of a strip club. But ultimately, it's not really the reason I'm there.
• georgmicrodong

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  11 years ago

  I love good pole work.
• Club_Goer_Seattle

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  11 years ago

  Like GSV said. I feel the same. If dancers use it effectively, it adds to the overall enjoyment. I like a sensous, sexy, teasing-style stage performance. If a dancer can work pole tricks into that, it gives them one more element to work with. I particularly like it when a boobulous dancer tittyfucks the pole!
• wankfiend

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  11 years ago

  I think of a great stage show as an incentive for me to get a lap dance. A great lap dance is an incentive for me to get a VIP. And a great VIP is what brings me back looking for that girl when I need to blow some money.
• lopaw

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  11 years ago

  Good pole work is so rare now that if I do happen to see it I will tip her like crazy just to show some appreciation. I was lucky enough to see a phenomenal dancer at a Deja Vu in the valley recently. After her set she came over and we chatted abit, mostly about her pole work. Turns out that she is also an instructor and does competitions around the country. A rare one indeed.
• shadowcat

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  11 years ago

  The best stage performance I ever saw was by a dancer named "Lil Bit" at the Memphis Platinum Plus about 12 years ago. I never got a lap dance from her because she was just too much in demand but my experience overall is that a good stage performance does not equal a good lap dance. In fact I have found the opposite to be true.
• georgmicrodong

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  11 years ago

  @shadowcat: "but my experience overall is that a good stage performance does not equal a good lap dance. In fact I have found the opposite to be true." That hasn't been my experience; I haven't noticed much correlation at all, in either direction. However, I also don't really consider it relevant. A too stage show is enjoyable in its own right. Bad lap dances don't detract from good stage shows, in my opinion.
• SlickSpic

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  11 years ago

  Does Deja Vu still have the Po'lympics like they use to?
• sclvr5005

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  11 years ago

  I appreciate the rare excellent stage/ pole work but I don't equate it with lap dance potential. They are two different things to me.
• she_is_covfefe

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  11 years ago

  I prefer to see insane pole antics than anything else in a club. I give insane tips to insane pole dancers.
• Papi_Chulo

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  11 years ago

  I’m with others in that pole work doesn’t do much for me. I am more taken by a sensual stage dancer than an athletic one.
• ilbbaicnl

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  11 years ago

  It would be interesting to see a strip club take a normally dead night a try a no-nudity stage dance only night. Dancers would get paid for each stage dance. Tipping in a tip jar only, no interrupting the stage dance. I think this might over time attract female customers including straight females. I think there are many dancers who have moved on to other things who would come back part-time to show off their pole-dance abilities. Might get some women who where never strippers, but did dance/gymnastics in school. A lot of dancers are not proud of being beautiful, they just think they are lucky to have looks. But if they have learned to pole/stage dance well, they feel pride and get a charge out of it. It takes work and not everyone can get good at it.
• SlickSpic

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  11 years ago

  If some of y'all aren't in favor of pole work, are you then in favor if removing the pole entirely? There has to be a logical reason as to why the pole is in place.
• lopaw

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  11 years ago

  I agree w/sclvr about the separation of pole dance skills and lapdance potential. I can appreciate and tip a great acrobatic stage show but I won't necessarily want to take her to the back for dances. Instaed I'll get my LD's from the slow sensual stage dancers that slither around and wrap their legs around my head when I'm at the rail.
• SlickSpic

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  11 years ago

  I must admit that my ATF has the laziest stage dances.
• DandyDan

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  11 years ago

  I enjoy good pole work, but not too many of my favorites over the years were good at it. And girls who were good at it weren't also good at lap dancing, in general. I know, because if they were good at it, I'd always try to get a lap dance from them. Nowadays, it seems like hardly anyone is good at it, probably because they know they can make more selling lap dances. I've been to one place, AFAIK, that does not have a pole, Lamplighter in (or more accurately, west of) Ottawa, Illinois. I believe the lack of a pole there makes the dancers have to put on really good stage shows. But in general, most dancers aren't that great at putting on stage shows, and use the pole as a toy to swing around on if no one's tipping. So the pole is necessary for most dancers even though they don't really know how to work it.
• SlickSpic

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  11 years ago

  DandyDan, you are better than Sportscenter.
• shadowcat

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  11 years ago

  No poles at the Cheetah in Atlanta. The dancers just sorta stand there swaying to the music.
• travelingguy

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  11 years ago

  I LOVE pole work. If the dancer even makes a decent effort, I tip her VERY well on stage. I will agree that good pole work does not equal a good lap dance. Usually those dancers are either to tired to give a good dance or they are too active with their lap dances. The best clubs I have been to for pole work have been: 1) Deja Vu in downtown Minneapolis (2 story pole, full nude, 3rd floor has bed dances, but NO alcohol) 2) Little Darlings in Vegas 3) Red Dog Saloon in Oklahoma City Of course YMMV but I got lucky to see good pole work every time I go to those clubs. For lap dances, I prefer a dance that does a good booty shake and/or has good ass cheek control. For that, there are couple clubs in ATL that are the best, by far, that I have ever experienced. Personally, I love a good mix - that makes my night.