Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to drop by and give you a quick tipping tutorial for belly dance audiences.
It is a welcome and customary practice for an entertained audience to tip their dancers. While it typically comes in single dollar bill increments, larger bills are of course, welcome.
There are basically 2 ways to tip an dancer, one is to throw the money on top of her while she dances, usually making a nice pretty flutter of bills that snow to ground, and the other is to tuck them in to her costume. While tucking money into a dancers costume may make some people uncomfortable, its the best way to ensure the dancer actually receives her tips since it is unfortunately a pretty standard practice that money on the floor belongs to the night club.
When tucking money into a dancers costume, you want to put it only in her belt or arm bands. Tucking money into shoulder straps is acceptable, but risky and tucking money into her bra is always a no-no. If the “tucking” is not your cup of tea, the dancer will most graciously accept tips in her hands as well.
Dancers always want to feel that their performance is appreciated and tipping is a great way to let her know! And while you up, how about a few shoulder shimmies with her!
