Hard to know what dancers think or what their situation is – i.e. some dancers for various reasons may not be that hard-up for $$$ (just dance on the side for a little extra-$$$ but may not really need-it or it’s not do-or-die if they don’t make $X; etc); if they are not that hard-up for $$$ then that may play into which type of custies they approach in that they may not be specifically looking for whom has the most $$$; etc.
In general I think experienced dancers that are “all in” into dancing as a career, at least for the near-term, and it’s their main/sole income, seem more serious about their $$$ and it seems to me often go for the older guys b/c:
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they assume the older guys are in a better financial position than younger guys
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assume older guys will be easier to please and/or more respectful and thus easier to deal with
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a lot of vet dancers complain about young guys seeing them (dancers) as potential hookups or someone they can date and will thus focus on trying to pick-up the dancer vs spending $$$ for the dancer’s company
Of course these are all generalities and assumptions; but seems there may be something to it to some level.
Then you have the young kinda party-girls that seem to treat the club as their hangout vs a place of business and can often put partying over making $$$ and they may gravitate towards guys their own age.
As I’ve posted in the past, I started SCing semi-regularly at age-30 and was always clean-cut and looked young for my age and I def experienced dancers walking past me as if I was not even there and throw themselves at the silver-fox in the table next to me; especially at the more upscale clubs – the older I got I felt this happened much less and if anything the older I got the more I felt dancers would often approach me first b/f younger-guys.
In any case – hard to know exactly how each dancer thinks – as is often the case, being a bit proactive in clubs usually pays dividends – i.e. if one is not being approached for w/e reason then being proactive about tipping and inviting dancers to your table for a drink can often get the ball rolling; etc.