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Originally Posted by Marisha
So, as more of an audience memeber I have a few more questions about tipping
What if the dancer is dancing in a small smace and comes around twice or more. Should I tip her every time? First time? Second time?
What happens if I really liked the show but didn't have a chance to tip (e.g. sitting at a table that a dancer could not come to) - should I speak to the owner/host and ask about the dancer?
Thanks,
Marisha
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Good questions, Marisha.
Usually the dancer comes around a second time in the tip dance not to collect a second round of tips, but to give those who were fumbling for their wallets on the first pass a chance to give their tip. Though I would personally not see any reason why you couldn't tip twice if you wanted to. I know *I* wouldn't mind. *wink*
I do not tip in the costume. I don't feel comfortable with it, personally--here in the US it has connotations, and I consider the context inappropriate in the US. I know it's how it's done "over there", and in the context of specific ethnic restaurants, where the clientele expects certain details to be "just like home"; but "over here" baskets or "hats" (for buskers) are the norm for those soliciting tips, while tipping in the costume has other imagery I don't personally want to mess with. I dance in American restaurants for Americans. We do a basket dance. There, that is my take on it. This topic can get heated, so we'll just agree to disagree on that point if it wants to go to an angry place.
That said, when presented a dancer who does not give me an alternative to tipping in her costume, I will try to seek out the dancer after the show (they usually come out in a cover-up to meet the audience or to have a meal around here), give her the tip along with a sincere compliment about her performance. Being a fellow dancer, I would want to seek the dancer out to compliment her personally anyway, so this works out on both fronts.