ABSTRACT
The new girl begins to learn how to flirt and interact with customers. However, it would not be until reaching the transition stage that she would begin to develop more advanced skills. The 'bimbo act' involved a 'manner' of excessive flirting, including displays of playful and almost 'childlike' gestures. These might included hair flicking, enlarging eyes, pouting, making physical contact with the customer during conversations and giggling; as part of this technique dancers would 'dumb down' for customers. As well as learning to hustle through potentially adopting techniques and inevitably carrying out 'cynical performances', transition dancers would, more importantly, develop their relationships with one another. The second significant factor in strengthening bonds between dancers came from their mutual engagement in activities both inside and outside of the lap-dancing club environment. The majority view of stripping holds that it is neither a vocation nor an art form: it is an aberration.
