I was at an open jam night at a college bar with a few friends; one of them was a Spanish guitar player of incredible talent who I happened to be following around the city for most of that summer hoping that his talent would rub off on me. When my Spanish friend was on stage someone happened to notice a young girl with a notebook at a table who was enjoying his music.
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The Psychology of a Stripteaser 1943
Gypsy Rose Lee’s famous routine “The Psychology of a Stripteaser” from 1943 film Stage Door Canteen
Stripper Work Guidelines: Club Payouts and Tipping Etiquette
When I win the Lotto Max jackpot and buy myself a strip club, I’ll create that perfect and professional work environment where both the dancers, the DJs and the staff will look out for each other’s interests. Common sense and team effort will prevail over individual greed, everyone will make …
On Safety of Sex Workers, Police Indifference, Creepy Strip Club Clients, and Robert Pickton
Earlier this month, the Pickton case report was made public. For those who don’t know who Pickton is, here is a brief summary.
Robern Pickton is a convicted serial killer, who from the 1997 to 2001 tortured and killed on his pig farm a number of prostitutes from Vancouver Lower East …
5 Types of Private Dances in Toronto Strip Clubs
Across North America, adult clubs differ in the types of entertainment they offer. Some have only topless dancing, others- fully nude. In some US states, fully nude dancing is only allowed in bars that don’t serve any alcohol. Some strip clubs focus on stage performances and have little or no …
Canadian Strippers: Law, Safety and Helpful Resources
Most of the online resources available to strippers and other sex workers are written from the American perspective and about the American side of things. So I thought I’d put together a post that links to a few resources for Canadian exotic dancers. Let’s talk stripper law and safety.
Trials of …
How to Pick a Stripper Stage Name
Picking a suitable stage name is one of the first things you’ll have to do when creating your stripper persona. This is the name that your colleagues and clients will know you by. It’s the name the DJ will use to announce your stage show. It is also the name …
Bare Facts Guide To Stripper Success
Since I started this blog, I received many emails from young women who are thinking of becoming exotic dancers. Some wonder if it’s for them, if they can handle the job. Others ask about the best clubs to work. Most emails sought general advice about how to navigate through the …
Strip Club Patrons with Disabilities: When What You See Is All You Get
Last week I danced for a customer who had an injured leg. Jim had come to the club with a few of his friends, stretched his leg cast out on the sofa, making sure it was on full display, and waited for the strippers to gather. He exaggerated the extent …
How Not to Decline a Lap Dance
Anyone who’s ever visited a strip club has been in this situation. A dancer approaches, chats with you for a few moments, and pops the question:
Would you like to go for a dance?
In the perfect world you do want that dance and the two of you disappear into the VIP. …
Your Questions About Strippers, Answered Pt. II
Yesterday I blogged about some of the search keywords that brought visitors to this blog. Today I want to share a few more phrases that caught my attention, as well as answer a couple of questions I was recently asked.
1) What is the price of a private lap dance for …
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When Secrets are Exposed, Save Yourself First?
It’s been often pointed out to me that just by maintaining a friendship with a client, I become a sort of accessory to the crime that he is committing against his marriage by betraying the trust of his spouse though maintaining a secret relationship. Only I do not believe in …
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Online Stripper Training Programs: Scams or the Real Deal?
In 2004 I came across a blog that half-jokingly proposed creating a stripper college. The author of the post suggested the kind of comprehensive stripper training, in which students would enrol in classes, write exams and eventually get a diploma – just like in a regular college program. Some of …
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Three Lies That Unsuccessful Strippers Tell Each Other
When I started dancing years ago, the industry was different from what it is today. Clubs were packed with clients, and there was plenty of money to go around and make everyone happy. These were the days before SARS, before the non-smoking laws were passed. This was the time before the recession, and before massage parlours, rub-and-tucks, and colourful sex ads in the back of NOW Magazine proliferated, luring strip club clients away with a promise of much more for much less.
