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The Landing Strip Lounge

36431 Goddard Rd Romulus, MI 48174

Tip Out Rates and Fees

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My friend and I went here to work next. A bouncer greeted us at the coat check upstairs. He told us to have a seat whike he took photocopies of our IDs and brought us back applications to fill out. The application was a little weird. It asked for height and weight information as well as past clubs we've worked at. It also asked if we had anything medical going on (liability reasons I'm sure) and asked if we are taking any medications currently. Then it asked what the medications were and the reason for them, etc.

After that, we were lead down stairs to the locker room which is located at the back of the bar. We found an empty locker we were able to use. Apparently the lockers here get taken quickly. So if anybody decides to ever work here, I would recommend bringing a lock for their bag or a lock for a locker just in case.

after getting dressed, we went back upstairs to the DJ. The DJ was really quick and to-the-point over all of the rules. I'm going to list everything I remember.

No chewing gum on the floor or on stage.
Hair needs to be worn down and not in a ponytail.
Tops need to be completely 100% off on stage (not slid to the side or anything like that).
Being late to stage results in a fine. This particular DJ gives one minute after your song has started to get to stage before you're considered late. Unfortunately, the DJ does not call out multiple girls in queue. He only says who is next on stage and that they have 3 minutes.
There is no free skips if you're in VIP.
a Romulus dance card is required, but they let you work without it for a few weeks until you decide if you're staying at the club or not. Unfortunately, I don't know much about how to get the card or the cost of it - only that the club will get it for you.
There is a stage review/roll call every hour on the hour.
The stage has 5 poles. Three of those poles are obnoxiously large making it impossible to do pole tricks on. There are two 45 mm chrome poles that spin off to the sides of the main stage. There was a five girl rotation on stage tonight with one girl at every pole. In total, there were 27 of us.

Tip outs and fees:
$13 house mom
$25 dj
$60 house fee (only if you do dances and must be given to the VIP bouncer after your first or second dance/songs, it's charged even if you do just one dance/song)
$25 stage skip fee
Valet $8
$10 late fine charged every hour after 7pm
$??? late for stage fine (the DJ never told us what that fine is)

We were lead downstairs to VIP to talk to the bouncer there. There are only five curtained booths and it is extremely dark in the VIP area. four of the five boots are free to use, and the booth in the very back is $20 to use. There is no charge to go 2 VIP, but it's recommended that you tip the bouncer on the way in. The bouncer is well aware of what happens in VIP and covered rules for regular dances and extra curricular activities.

We went back upstairs for the 9 p.m. roll call. A bouncer asked me to step down from stage to talk to somebody during the roll call. I was worried that I had done something wrong, but a friend of the current manager wanted to talk to me. It was through him that I had finally met and talked to the manager. I told the manager I was there to audition and he said no audition was necessary and he would hire my friend and me without one. Then he bought my friend and I two shots and we went on stage for our first set.

During my stage set, customers were grabbing at my boobs and my ass while they were tipping me. I don't know if that's common for this place or if it was just those particular customers being rude. I threatened one guy that if he grabbed at my boobs one more time he wouldn't have a hand to grab anything with.

All of the customers are well aware of what happens in VIP and I, personally, don't think a dancer could be successful here without doing extracurricular activities unless she has loyal customers to come in for her. Three of the four guys who tipped me during my first stage set solicited me on the spot while they were tipping me. I'm definitely not used to any of that.

Pros:
It's a small club, but it's not a dive bar.
The tip out is a lot less than Flight Club's tip out.
Customers actually tip on stage here (or at least tonight they were (unlike my one night at FC)).
The locker room is relatively spacious. There are a lot of lockers and there are benches for girls to sit on well they get ready. There's a lot of counter space and a lot of mirror space to use.
No required schedule!! We can come and go as we please. Many clubs require their dancers work a certain amount of days per week, but LS said they don't.

Cons:
No free stage skip.
Smoking in the bar.
Girls openly talking about their prices, what they did with someone in vip, not minding their business and interrupting conversations.
The stage sucks. It's thin (like 3 feet wide).
VIP is WAY too dark.
Lazy dancers on stage. Most literally just stood in place.
The only restroom dancers can use is in the locker room. So if you are coming from VIP, you have to go up stairs, around the bar, and then back down a flight of stairs to go to the dressing room.
The house mom supplied very little food or clothes for sale.

I know some of the cons I listed are me nitpicking and wouldn't bother everyone, but those were my cons.

Overall, I would definitely recommend this club to extras friendly dancers. It is a great alternative to Flight Club, but much more dark inside and a LOT smaller overall.

If I remember anything else, I will add it later as a comment. If anyone has any specific questions, I can try to answer as best as possible.