I'm a stripper. AMA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you give an idea of numbers? You said you pay a fee to the club each day, then tip out bouncers/etc. Approx how much to the club, and what % to the others?

My friend's friend owned a brothel in Germany (they are legal there) and it was 100 euros entry fee for women, then they got a good cut of the the 50 euros fee men paid (via the club) for each session.

The house fee is 75 flat. We tip bouncers 20 flat. While it's not mandated, it's kinda expected that we will tip out the DJ and bartenders a little bit as well (10-20 each). So paying out over 100 every night, just to work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you give an idea of numbers? You said you pay a fee to the club each day, then tip out bouncers/etc. Approx how much to the club, and what % to the others?

My friend's friend owned a brothel in Germany (they are legal there) and it was 100 euros entry fee for women, then they got a good cut of the the 50 euros fee men paid (via the club) for each session.

So it would take at least three clients for the women to break even? That doesn't seem right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you give an idea of numbers? You said you pay a fee to the club each day, then tip out bouncers/etc. Approx how much to the club, and what % to the others?

My friend's friend owned a brothel in Germany (they are legal there) and it was 100 euros entry fee for women, then they got a good cut of the the 50 euros fee men paid (via the club) for each session.

The house fee is 75 flat. We tip bouncers 20 flat. While it's not mandated, it's kinda expected that we will tip out the DJ and bartenders a little bit as well (10-20 each). So paying out over 100 every night, just to work.

You need a union.

[Anonymous]

Can you describe an evening of work? Do you wear a costume? Do you dance by yourself or at the same time as other women? Do you get a break? Frankly, it sounds like it would be kind of hard work. Good money, though.

Sorry if these are dumb questions, but I've only been to a few strip clubs in Montreal and I was too drunk to remember much. TIA.

[Anonymous]

Have you ever seen anyone come into your strip club that you know from your normal life? Did they recognize you?

Do you friends and family know what you do for a living?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you give an idea of numbers? You said you pay a fee to the club each day, then tip out bouncers/etc. Approx how much to the club, and what % to the others?

My friend's friend owned a brothel in Germany (they are legal there) and it was 100 euros entry fee for women, then they got a good cut of the the 50 euros fee men paid (via the club) for each session.

The house fee is 75 flat. We tip bouncers 20 flat. While it's not mandated, it's kinda expected that we will tip out the DJ and bartenders a little bit as well (10-20 each). So paying out over 100 every night, just to work.

You need a union.

On the off-chance you're not being snarky and condescending: yes, I agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you give an idea of numbers? You said you pay a fee to the club each day, then tip out bouncers/etc. Approx how much to the club, and what % to the others?

My friend's friend owned a brothel in Germany (they are legal there) and it was 100 euros entry fee for women, then they got a good cut of the the 50 euros fee men paid (via the club) for each session.

The house fee is 75 flat. We tip bouncers 20 flat. While it's not mandated, it's kinda expected that we will tip out the DJ and bartenders a little bit as well (10-20 each). So paying out over 100 every night, just to work.

You need a union.

On the off-chance you're not being snarky and condescending: yes, I agree.

No, I am completely sincere! You need a union.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you describe an evening of work? Do you wear a costume? Do you dance by yourself or at the same time as other women? Do you get a break? Frankly, it sounds like it would be kind of hard work. Good money, though.

Sorry if these are dumb questions, but I've only been to a few strip clubs in Montreal and I was too drunk to remember much. TIA.

I get to work in street clothes, pay the house fee, and get ready. I'd always been a tomboy, but I've learned a lot (!) about hair and makeup since starting this job. It is a process: stage makeup for face and body, wig, outfits. I have a collection of outfits and shoes that I'm constantly updating.

It is hard work: mentally, physically, emotionally. You're on your feet in those tall ass heels, hyper-aware of yourself (all eyes are on you), it's hot, it's loud, you're moving around all night (not just dancing, but among tables etc.) It takes a lot. Where I work it's one girl dancing at a time, but there have been times when we invite someone else on stage.

You work as hard as you want to - I could take a break anytime, but I limit myself to two or three fifteen-minute breaks over the course of an evening to drink water, decompress, etc. I'm an introvert so sometimes I'll feel really drained suddenly and have to take a minute. It's a hustle. Some girls party all night, half-assing their dances and leaving early. I treat it as a job, not a chance to party: I really work to get maximum tips.

[Anonymous]

Do you wear a mask, wig or alter your appearance in such a way that people cannot recognize you, when you are stripping?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have you ever seen anyone come into your strip club that you know from your normal life? Did they recognize you?

Do you friends and family know what you do for a living?

I've never seen anyone I know come into the club. I work in a different city than where I live.

Only my husband and closest couple of friends know. It would jeopardize my ability to reenter the professional world if it was well-known. By all appearances I'm a happy, healthy, married suburban mom -and I am! I just happen to dance topless a couple of days a week. Friends and family think I bartend part-time, on top of my volunteer position.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you wear a mask, wig or alter your appearance in such a way that people cannot recognize you, when you are stripping?

I wear a wig and false eyelashes. No masks (sounds kinda Eyes Wide Shut, no?). With all the makeup and everything else, I look so little like I do in day to day life: seriously, you wouldn't look twice if you saw me at the post office, grocery store, etc. I'm cute, but I become a totally different person when I'm at work - I become a character.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does it matter to you that many of your customers are coming there against the wishes or without the knowledge of their significant others?

No. Even if I wasn't a dancer, the industry would still exist. Grown-ups are responsible for their own actions, period.

I don't have a problem with what you do, but that answer is not really justification. Almost any crime and hurtful action can be justified in this manner.

Stripping isn't a crime.

[Anonymous]

Have you ever been propositioned by a client, like offering money for the night? Also, have you ever been really attracted to any of your clients, where you were tempted to leave with them?

[Anonymous]

How "perfect" is your body? For example, are you stretch mark free, cellulite free and totally toned in your midsection? Do you have super awesome breasts (big, perky) and long legs with a perfect butt? Or is this just the tv/movie version of your position so your body and the bodies of those who are your peers are more "real?"

[Anonymous]

PP from above. Thank you for your time and candor!