Scarlett’s as it is affectionatly called by locals is the only strip club in sioux falls. Sioux falls is the largest city in the upper-midwest, according to the city’s chamber of commerce.
The club books girls weekly. There are no walk-ins, no drop-ins, and no house fees. If you are interested in working here arrangements must be made ahead of time. I suggest booking through www.travelingentertainers.com so that your airfare and hotel accomodations will be provided. If you live in the Sioux Falls area and don’t need travel arrangement, keep in mind that the local house entertainers are paid a weekly booking fee.
The club is located in a strip mall off highway 29. There are several hotels in walking distance, and the regional mall is across the street. It is a very safe area, unlike the industrial zones that house most metropolitan strip clubs.
There is one t-shaped runway style stage that each entertainer performs 3-song sets. There are two couch rooms where dances are $20. The house keeps $5 from each dance and the customer has to pre-pay the doorman on the way c the couch room for his first dance. There are 3 “champagne” rooms where the customer pays $100 per 15 minutes. The house keeps $25. Ironically the bar doesn’t sell champagne so there is no bottle purchase to enter the “champagne” room. Since the club is not making money from liquor sales in the couch and champagne rooms; it keeps a strict eye on the clock and counts each song. Due to the small rotation of girls, there is no getting bought off stage, even in the “champagne” room. There fore, if an entertainer is in the “champagne” room and she is called to stage, she has to leave her customer sitting alone in the “champagne” room until her 3 song stage set is finished.
The club also offers Dollar Dances all night long. Basically the customer can opt for a fully clothed 30 second Dollar Dance anytime during the night. The younger local customers know this and tend to choose the $1 clothed dance over the regular $20 couch dance.
Contact is exceedingly strict. There is absolutely no touching the entertainers at any time. This is well known by the local patrons who knowingly sit down with their hands spread wide across the couch in plain view of the doorman.
Its like stepping into a time capsule to 1983.
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Speaking as a student of the strip club industry, I can see that “No contact” is really the best policy from an administration, legal and practical standpoint.
Still, speaking as a customer that is not interested in extras at all, giving the dancer a little discretion on contact can make for a very enjoyable experience for everyone involved. Meaning, the dancer is happy (sells more), the club is happy (more business) and the customer is sure as hell happy.
There is a lot of work to make sure the administrative, legal and practical matters are handled but I think it is worth it in the long run.
As for the customers seeking extras…well, all industries have their challenges…they just have to be dealt with.
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It seems to me that contact levels are directly related to the overall level of law enforcement in the area. In cities where LE turns their head to extras (San Fran, Houston, Miami) a club with a strict policy like this one would probably not be able to compete.
I think the reason it flies up here is that there isn’t another strip club for 60 miles. I talked to one guy who drove an hour just to go to Scarletts. When it’s the only option, customers tend to take what they can get…
At the risk of sounding extremely naïve and hopefully not coming across as insulting, exactly what is it you’re selling? This goes beyond “communication” and “attention,” right? I’m curious to know what occurs during a lap dance. Aren’t you essentially rubbing your bits against his bits as a form of sexual gratification for him? And these aren’t Brad Pitts you’re engaging – these customers are more like my father or brother (ew!). We all have aspects of our jobs that we hate, but that type of interaction must be difficult to do on a daily basis. Is the driving force money? Can one turn a blind eye to the obvious for $20? I hope I didn’t offend – I just wanted an insight to the dancer psyche.
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