Visited Bare Elegance on a Sunday...

Visited Bare Elegance on a Sunday evening; although centrally located near Times Square, it did not seem to be a “destination club”. Entering at street level, you have to go up a flight of stairs, pay the cover charge. At the next level, to the left , is a very small stage, with some tables and chairs.

I was surprised to find myself the only customer in the place. There were about five dancers, all black except one East European. I’d rate them no more than 4-5. Each dancer, one by one, sat next to me and whispered the options available in the private dance area. What was particularly unattractive was the really negative vibe – one girl warned me that only she and her friend would provide full value without up sell, each girl demanded a dollar tip for their lackluster stage dance, when I agreed to a $20 lap dance, the dancer demanded the cash up front. Then she performed the dance with the rest of the girls looking on sullenly.

This is not your typical “gentleman’s club” – the primary intent seems to be to get the customers into the private area. All the time I was there, I saw no other customers. So, given the low “fun factor” I did the only sensible thing – I made my excuses and left for Flashdancers, which was a much better choice.