This could be lengthy, so apologies in advance.
At the outset, let me confess that I struggle with mental illness, with particular regard to self-esteem. (That is, I don't have any.) I won't turn y'all into my therapist or anything, but it's an important detail here. (And yes, I'm open about it. If it helps someone understand me, or someone come to grips with their own struggles, great!) But please, as open as I am about it, it's a sensitive issue for me, so ... maybe no trolling on this one? I'd appreciate it.
Okay. I've been to (and been a regular at) SCs across this great country, from nice places in the South to grungy places in the Midwest to high end clubs here in the City of Angels. And never has any dancer even hinted at the prospect of "extras". Not once.
So ... Is it me? I know I'm not much to look at (see above self-esteem issues), so is that it? Do I not know how to broach the subject and invite those conversations? Am I going at the wrong time, or to the wrong clubs? Do I give off the wrong vibe (and, if so, how do I present the right vibe)? Ladies, how do you read a customer and know he's open to suggestion?
I don't know if knowing an answer will change my behavior, but I would prefer to know why, if that makes sense. Thanks.


Maybe it is you and maybe it isn't. I have lived in a city where the average customer is expected to sit on their hands during dances, there is even a 6' law on the books. However, as I became more of a regular, the trust level went up and I had some adventures in and out of the clubs despite local laws.
I travel a lot and have found that, the more you act like you've been in the situation before, the more comfortable the dancers are, and you get offered extras. If you act nervous, they may thing you are wearing a wire or something.
So, bottom line, some level of personal confidence helps make dancers open up a bit more. I think that is a general life trick. I have worked in hospitals for a very long time and always found that if you act like you know where you are going, nobody stops to question you. Act like you've been in the situation and I think you will have better luck.