PASSIVE dancers (for want of a better term) I would define as dancers that rarely if ever solicit customers for dances, therefore (for the most part) are able to completely bypass the dreaded rejection issue that most dancers absolutely detest. They generally depend upon men asking THEM to dance, or converting tip rail customers into private dance sessions, and their charm, personality and (usually 8, often 9 or 10)level of beauty means they are many times able to develop a loyal following of steady regulars. A sub-category of passive dancers is what I would call FUN dancers who are especially selective about which men they will dance and interact with, and in effect are willing to explicitely trade off earnings to make their time in the club much more enjoyable than it otherwise would be.
Some of these dancers have in the past have made good money, and some will continue to be successful going forward, however I think most will end up moving into a more active approach, and when they do, it will change the dynamic between dancers within clubs. Some will lose their popularity with other dancers, because they will seen as moving onto someone else's turf.
In contast are ACTIVE type dancers who work volume and use some variation of the "wanna dance" solicitation method, taking on nearly all potential customers whether it takes 30 seconds or some chat and maybe listening to 2 or 3 songs to then ask for the dance. If they get a no, (the most common response), they merely move onto the next candidate. Rejection for these dancers is simply something they've managed to overcome. The 8 plus level girls using these methods (I believe) are absolutely the top earners in most locales, although sometimes 6 and 7 level dancers can also do pretty well.
The question presented for these passive dancers, particuarly for example 9 and 10 level girls, is how much of the low hanging fruit do they want to give up in a period where the total inflows to clubs is clearly dropping, simply to avoid rejection or to maintain some kind of higher status within the club or perhaps to have fun. Are they willing to continue to lay off (as one example) lets say half their business, to simply keep up an image and make their job easier?
I am predicting most will need to move to a more aggressive method of earning income, and when that happens their will be a huge battle between dancers within clubs
Is it simply to keep up their image? Or, to make their job easier? Perhaps both are good rules of thumb, but I think that it is somewhat difficult to know their motivation.
This outgoing person made the remark to me that shy people are selfish. I don't know if you agree or disagree, but it caught me off guard. And, she truly believed that shy people are selfish. I wish I could remember her line of argument because it did make some sense. When I think of shy, I think of insecure or respectful. Some nice girls think not asking wanna dance is being respectful. If a customer likes you, then well he is a man and she just assumes he would generally most rather act like a "man." A new dancer who I approached was very insecure and as things turned out she ended up just letting customers ask her for dances even after become a pro. But, she was very shy which is a funny thing to say about a stripper. She didn't have a problem with nudity. She was just afraid of a lot things. Like the customer would find her boring or stupid or breasts were too small or she was too short or whatever. And, yes especially in that club the larger dancer seems to do better. At the right club she would be Ms. Popularity. :)