Comments by Lofn

Very good question, nicespice! Thanks for asking! For me personally, working in the clubs became easier after the raids. The crackdowns facilitate the kind of work environment I prefer--no extras and no drug use inside the club. Managers at my club became VERY strict about contact, costumes, prohibiting any sign of OTC shenanigans. Like, if you have your phone out and appear to be exchanging contact info, you could lose your contract. However, I have a fair amount of privilege that not all strippers have, and for dancers who did rely on full service work in the clubs to pay the bills, work became harder. It's also more difficult to get hired, because there are fewer clubs. So while I have benefited--as a privileged, white, documented, conventionally attractive, able-bodied stripper who isn't a survival sex worker--lots of other dancers have struggled in the wake of the raids.

I will do that, FishHawk. I miss it terribly, but don't feel safe going back to the club until I've been vaccinated. Hopefully this spring I'll be back on the pole.

17. At any point have you done extras? I have had sex with customers twice, and in both cases, there was a mutual attraction. Once was with that British chick I mentioned, and the other time was with a guy who I just really clicked with. 18. Best spot for food in New Orleans? Just about anywhere you go in NOLA, the food is amazing. I'm feeling the boiled seafood at Dee's Xquisite Seafood lately.

Thanks for reading!

Thanks for the interview, Muddy! 1. When did you start dancing? I started in 2008. 2. What got you into it? Dancing had always appealed to me, but I lacked confidence. It took me several times darkening the door of a strip club before I worked up the courage to audition. I was out of school and getting started in my vanilla career when I decided to start stripping in order to make ends meet. I stripped to support myself during unpaid internships, and though I thought I would quit dancing once I had a 9-to-5, I have continued to do it on and off for the last 12 years, because I love it. 3. It looks like you've danced all over the Big Easy, could you talk about that scene? How has it been in the past and where's it going? The New Orleans strip club scene has contracted a lot in recent years. When I started, there were more than a dozen strip clubs in the French Quarter alone, and it was pretty much anything goes at many of them—sex for sale, drugs for sale. Since the raids and crackdowns in 2015, a lot of clubs have shuttered permanently. Right now, only four French Quarter strip clubs are open, because of COVID. 4. What clubs would you recommend for customers there? how about dancers? What clubs to avoid? I am biased, but I recommend Hustler if you like dynamic stage performances. Visions if you want mileage. Penthouse if you want eye candy. 5. Can you describe yourself as dancer? Physically and what's your style of stripping? I’m a skinny white chick with tattoos and blonde hair (actually, pastel blue right now). I do a lot of pole tricks. I love climbing Hustler's 27-foot pole. 6. What are some things that customers do that turn you on? When they’re courteous, when they tip the stage, when they buy dances and rooms, I am a happy camper. 7. What are some things customers do that you hate? I hate when customers disrespect my boundaries and try to waste my time. When they piss themselves during a lapdance. 8. Any dancer drama stories? All my coworkers are pretty chill. 9. Have you met up with tuscler BookGuy yet? I have not! 10. What kind of outfits do you like on customers, hate? Anything clean, anything except those very thin pants or sweatpants that seem designed to facilitate a lapdance-induce orgasm. 11. Have you ever done anything in VIP that you regret? This is a brag, not a regret, but once a guy came in with his cute British girlfriend and bought couples’ lap dances. She was incredibly hot and incredibly into me, so after the lapdance, we met up in the ladies’ room and fucked. I don’t think he knew. 12. A stripper on bourbon street has probably become a professional of dealing with drunks, any stories there or expand on? One very drunk customer had been slinging insults at me and another dancer, telling us how much our pussies stunk, etc. That kind of thing doesn’t phase me, so I sold him lapdances and tuned him out. A bill fell out of his pocket during the dance, and he was being such a dick that I pocketed it and considered it a tip for dealing with his BS. When I looked at it in the light, I saw it was a hundred dollar bill. I felt guilty for pickpocketing so much cash. I felt bad stealing from that customer, even though he was an ass. 13. How has the money been in New Orleans? I have not worked since the start of the pandemic. Our clubs just recently reopened in a limited capacity. The money in New Orleans ebbs and flows with the season. Summer is our off season. But you have the potential to meet a whale at any point on Bourbon Street. 14. How has dancing changed from the time you started to now or has it even changed? Pole dancing has gotten a lot more athletic across the board, I think because of the proliferation of pole studios. Also, a lot of dancers are now content creators who use the club as a backdrop and a marketing tool. It’s very common for dancers to double as Youtubers or Instagram influencers or webcammers. And dancers are more willing to engage with customers outside the club via these platforms, which was a lot more uncommon when I started. 15. Queen of the dayshift in your tagline, you got something against the night shift? I love the night shift, but because of my vanilla career, it’s easier for me to work day and midshift. I may pick up some night shifts once the pandemic is over. 16. What are some other cities you would like to dance at? I would love to go back to Vegas when the pandemic is over. I danced there briefly, at Cheetahs, a few years back. And I would love to get contracted at a club in Guam. Dancing on a tropical island for a few months sounds amazing, and afterwards, I could hop over to Japan and brush up on my Nihongo.

Yep, slow here in NOLA too.

Literally every dude on this board creeps me TF out. That's why I only use the club's review section to figure out where I DON'T want to work. If they like a club, I know it won't be a fit for me.

I'm in NOLA if you want any info about the clubs here!

I've never worked there, but a girl I know said Polekatz (formerly Scores) is actively recruiting dancers and doesn't require a license.

JACKSLASH is the winner!!! Money is the best way to entice strippers to do anything. I'd suggest helping dancers find ways to monetize this site. The ability to post social media profiles, club schedules and meet up with TUSCL members is useful. Especially since the climate toward sex work is pretty hostile post-FOSTA/SESTA. BTW, if anyone wants to visit me at the club or sext, phone, or cam with me....use that private message function. ;-)

*raises hand*

Married, divorced, single, polyamorous...it makes no difference to me as long as they're spending.

I've done naked cleaning before. Sometimes I scrub the shit out of the guy's house; sometimes I just dance and chat naked. It all depends on what the customer wants. If you use a nude maid agency, you can talk to the booker and clarify that you really do want your house sparkling.

Um, here's a link that SHOULD work. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/middle-aged-stripper_us_5bc9e321e4b0d38b58776bc0

Aaaand here's a good example of that casual misogyny I was talking about a few weeks back. Definitely keep it up if you want all PLs and no dancers participating in TUSCL discussions.

I'd rather not have an indicator, because I feel like it would cause a large percentage of users to immediately disregard anything I say. Also, sometimes I visit strip clubs as a customer.

^^^Thanks Longball. I try to include info that's useful to both customers and dancers. Mileage and dance quality is harder for me to assess, since I don't buy dances at work, I can't objectively evaluate the ones I sell, and I'm not privy to what goes down in rooms.

+1 4got Quit being such a cranky, outraged old, shailynn.

^^^I agree with flagooner; that's weird behavior from your dancer. When a customer tells me he wants to buy a dance, I immediately drag him to the back and get to grinding.

A lot of part-time dancers probably don't want to tell you about their vanilla jobs. Because then it would be easy for customers to uncover their real identity/stalk them/out them. Lies can be a safety maneuver in the club.

Michael's Men's Club in Lafayette, Louisiana has dancer housing: http://michaelsmensclub.com/join-us/ And this agency can put you in touch with clubs all over the world that have housing: https://www.busama.com/

Check out www.stripperweb.com It's a site geared toward dancers and it offers a wealth of information.

I work at Hustler (which is indeed part of the Deja Vu chain) on Bourbon Street, and we have two showers and a tanning bed in our dressing room. Most clubs don't have showers. This is the first or second place I've ever worked that had them. Showers are definitely something you don't find in most dive or mid-tier places.

Walking away is not as rude as sitting there and not tipping. Or pointedly ignoring her. Dancers have pretty thick skin, so I doubt you offended her. She may not have noticed at all.