All the world's a stage (so why dance in your own backyard?)
Actually amun99, I had a conversation with Cinammon when I was there late last year that touched on this exact subject. Indeed a lot of the girls drive in from Hamilton, Mississauga, London, Windsor and even Ottawa and Montreal. Seems as though they only use freelancers at Nikkis. No one is a staffer from what I understand. But I guess the money's pretty good if you're a hustler (and a lot of them are - I've never had so many tongues shoved into my ear!) and the girls will come in, work a few key days and then head back home with a wad of cash. Plus, if you think about it, who the hell would actually be local dancing at this place? There's nothing around for miles. And finally, I find that's it's pretty rare to find any dancer at a club that's actually a homegrown lass. I guess there's just no fun standing up on stage and looking down at your grade five teacher, or your dad's boss or your the man who baptised you.
JB