Dancer Archive

Ok I have seen alot of you complaining about tips and thinking of ways to make more money out of the dancing profession. I have to give my props out to all the people on flurry though tipping has gotten much better and not just in my local cantina. I've gotten into the habit of wearing my novice entertainer tag when I am traveling now as most non dancers/musicians don't realy know what we have available mostof the time at the entertainer levels. I have found that while in my travels tips have gotten much better and not just from one place its actully nice to put down my pistol and get back to doing what I enjoy for traveling money. Oh well I'm back of for my own little corner of the galaxy.

Tips are generally teh suxxor in Coronet, for me at least. But I don't go there to make money. Interesting, though, I was talking to one of my groupmates about this saying something to the effect of never making money in Coronet, shrugging it off--not intending that to be heard by the patrons but I was in the wrong chat screen--then shaboom! The tips start rolling in! **edit**!!

Otherwise I've found tipping is pretty good. I consider ANY tip a good one, since it reflects the right mindset...although when I took my dancer out to Kor Vella last night, was the only entertainer there, and two patrons tipped 40 and 50 credits, I had to really fight the urge to say "you mean this is the best you guys can come up with?"

I've gotten some of my best tips playing at shuttleports while waiting for the next shuttle. I get my little bunny out and have him go through his paces while I play. It helps people pass the time and I have fun I think sometimes it's easy to forget the entertainment part of the dancer/musician equation.

Hi,

I am a master dancer on Chilastra. And I don't make money from dancing. It's my second job. I dance primarily for fun. I used to be on a delivery business making 10K per hour. Generally, I burn them all on outfit shopping sprees. (I get kicks out of outfits!) Now I make little fraction of money from swashbuckling.***

It is so easy to make money if you use a little brain and be flexible. (Flexible -> purist dancer is a poor life. Be willing to try other professions. It's fun that way.) Credits are almost falling from the sky, you just have to "GO" and "GRAB" them. Tips are bad because you have to wait for it.

Qui'lu of Chilastra

*** I have a thing with outfits so I try to look good in combat too. So I never go for full-armor.

I've given out 5k tips before just for watching someone good. But sometimes I get denyservice until I tip someone. Now that it's going to be a deal where you target people, the dancers will just be hawking like everyone else. Sometimes things are good when you don't even realize it.

-- YP