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The Two-Dollar Dance

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Utne Reader September / October 2007
Amanda Brooks $pread 
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Although other strip clubs in the 1990s might have used the two-dollar- bill gimmick as well, Duncan Burch, the owner of several successful clubs in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, is credited with pioneering the idea. Kathie Golden of Burch Management says that the largest change their clubs give is two-dollar bills. This idea was so original that when they first began using the two-dollar bill, they emptied the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank and had to import bundles of the bills from Denver. The metal bands on the bundles were rusty from disuse.

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Burch has spread his idea over the years to other club owners through interviews with industry magazines, such as Nightclub & Bar, and by participating as a panelist in industry forums, like those sponsored by Exotic Dancer Publications. Burch's idea paid off for his employees, which was his intention, and the tack has caught on as other club owners have seen its benefits.

The end result of using such an uncommon bill is public awareness of the economic impact of strip clubs. With more and more strip clubs being pushed out of their communities or barred from building new ones, the rise of the two-dollar bill is undeniable proof that Americans love naked breasts--enough to affect the Federal Reserve.


Reprinted from $pread (Spring 2007), the magazine by and for sex workers and those who support their rights. Subscriptions: $18/yr. (4 issues) from Box 305, Cooper Station, New York, NY 10276; www.spreadmagazine.org.

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