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The Reality of Lap Dancing

The Reality of Lap Dancing. Brought to you by. What is Lap Dancing?. The common definition of lap dancing is: ‘An erotic dance that a stripper performs whilst straddling a customer’s lap’. What is Lap Dancing?.

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The Reality of Lap Dancing

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  1. The Reality of Lap Dancing Brought to you by

  2. What is Lap Dancing? The common definition of lap dancing is: ‘An erotic dance that a stripper performs whilst straddling a customer’s lap’

  3. What is Lap Dancing? The general population has been led to believe that the lap dancing industry is • glamorous, • that the girls earn hundreds of pounds a night • and that it is a form of ‘empowerment’ for women.

  4. What is Lap Dancing? Lap dancing is portrayed as simply being ‘a bit of fun’. We are led to believe that the girls who work as lap dancers are treated like celebrities who are in control of their bodies at all times. Is this the reality of lap dancing?

  5. The Reality of Lap Dancing The girls who work as lap dancers are not employed by the clubs that they work in. They are classed as being ‘self employed’ contractors who pay the club owners a fee to dance in their club. This is called a ‘house fee’ and can range from £20 - £80 per night.

  6. The Reality of Lap Dancing The girls who work as lap dancers have NO employment rights or benefits. They are not entitled to paid holidays or statutory sick pay. As they are paid ‘cash in hand’ many do not pay income tax or make any NI contributions.

  7. The Reality of Lap Dancing Lap dancing clubs frequently fine girls who break various rules of the clubs. Examples of this include being fined £10 for not wearing enough make-up or the right ‘stripper’ shoes. After paying the house fee and various fines, many girls finish their shifts with no money to take home whatsoever as club owners also take a percentage cut of all earnings.

  8. The Reality of Lap Dancing The women who work as lap dancers are exploited, not only by the men who pay them to strip, but also by the club owners. Club owners charge girls a house fee just for turning up to work. They are then subject to being fined for breaking house rules. On top of this club owners also take a ‘cut’ of everything a girl earns during the night. The more a girl earns, the more she owes the club.

  9. The Reality of Lap Dancing ‘Dancers in clubs are often exploited due to their lack of employment status. The clubs insist on them being self-employed despite the fact that they have obligations like any other employee including the provision of services, set working hours and financial penalties for not working.’ - Shah Qureshi, Bindman’s Law Firm, representing former lap dancer Nadine Quashie in an employment tribunal against Stringfellow’s.

  10. How do Lap Dancers feel? It is extremely rare for lap dancing to live up to its glamorous hype. A large proportion of lap dancers perform under the influence of drink and/or drugs in order to dull the degradation of having to take their clothes off for money.

  11. The lap dancers voice What it really feels like to be a lap dancer... Quotes provided by Object/The Guardian.

  12. Lap Dancing in Reading Reading town centre has TWO lap dancing clubs. ‘The Sugar Lounge’ located at 61 St. Mary’s Butts (opposite Burger King/the Broad St Mall) ‘X-Posed at the Arches’ located at The Arches, Abbatoirs Road, (situated in the railway arches, A329 Caversham Road)

  13. Lap Dancing in Reading The Sugar Lounge House Rules • Be on the floor at 9 o’clock – no excuses • No touching, get the customers to put their arms on the back of the sofas or if in chairs, down the side of the chairs. • NO grinding knickers on • NO spreading legs WITHOUT knickers on • NO playing with yourself or others • Dance price £10 topless, £20 dance, £30 for lesbian dance, or £60 for 2 girls for stag show. NO UNDERCUTTING.

  14. Lap Dancing in Reading The Sugar Lounge House Rules Cont. 7) Phones stay upstairs in dressing room or TURNED OFF down stairs 8) NO SMOKING anywhere in the building, if you wish to smoke go outside the premises. 9) NO DRUGS 10) Everyone must take their turn to go promoting around town. One hour at 9pm and a minimum of 40 minutes at 11pm. Hair and make-up should be done BEFORE promoting and dressed appropriately. 11) Do not exchange personal details (phone numbers) with customers under any circumstances. 12) No bitching in the club.

  15. Lap Dancing in Reading 13) Do not approach customers until they have been served. 14) Do not approach customers who are already with a girl. 15) Go on the poll when asked by the DJ. Two songs, second song go topless. 16) Go upstairs at the end of the evening when asked by the DJ.

  16. Lap Dancing in Reading The Sugar Lounge Dress Code • Long one or two piece until 11pm. • After 11pm you wear short dresses or two piece (skirts). Bums must be covered. No walking around in just a thong, knickers or lace knickers. • Friday night is fantasy night, so dress the part! It’s the only day you get to wear what you want as long as its fantasy, including thongs. • Saturday’s, we would like girls to be dressed brightly, no black dresses. • All girls to wear stripper shoes.

  17. Lap Dancing in Reading X-Posed at The Arches Dress Code Dancers appropriate attire shall include: • Floor length elegant gowns and high heel shoes as approved by the club management. • Shoes must retain a minimum of a 3 inch heel and be worn at all times. • Dancers hair and make-up must be presented professionally. • Dancers shall be required to wear at least a g-string or a t-back undergarment in addition to the afore-mentioned appropriate attire and not be completely nude except while performing a booth, or a nude table dance.

  18. Lap Dancing in Reading X-Posed at The Arches Code of Conduct • Dancers must never give out or accept any personal information including telephone numbers, or contact details away from the club. Dancers may provide a customer with the days and shifts they or other dancers work at the club.

  19. Breaking the Myth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZtP3u2PxZo

  20. Breaking the Myth Does lap dancing really seem like such a glamorous and empowering job? How would YOU feel if your mother, sister, daughter, girlfriend, wife or best friend was a lap dancer? There are girls in Reading who are currently in this situation, some at the Sugar Lounge, and some at X-Posed at the Arches. Join us in our campaign against lap dancing culture. www.maverickreading.org

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