In the late 1990s and in the beginning of the 21st century there was a realization that this was more than just a documentary at it’s core. It was about the girls.. And a heluva lot of people from around the world who actually gave a damn about them.
There was also a realization that audiences had become a little too sophisticated to simply make cheap and cheesy adult movies. The transition to that point was like a blessing where a small, hometown production company who had passion, even though we didn’t have endless money or credits for huge studio productions, was allowed to come onto the property to express and execute that vision in full support by the club.
The bar would be raised so high that, all of a sudden, into something that was unheard of, viewers could watch a movie based on erotica and instead of saying, “That was a good porn.” At last they could say, “That was a great documentary.”
When Private Dancers came out, the whole idea of documenting a gentleman’s club with a creative approach was kind of unheard of.
And doing what we were doing was sort like jumping off of a cliff. It was a way of saying that these other attempts at documenting the modern day strip club, documentaries that had made millions of dollars mind you, and had been seen by millions of people around the world didn’t matter anymore.. And then start from scratch.
We could’ve gone in one of two ways. Way one was, “Let’s just play it safe.” And way two was, “Let’s just completely entrust the viewer to decide for themselves as to what they consider acceptable or unacceptable viewing material.”
The way the whole idea was initially pitched to me was that it was a way to get more models in front of our cameras. Having actually been to the Bristol, PA club that G-String Divas was recorded in, I saw it as an opportunity to do something that had never truly been done before because I felt that there were other stories to be told.
I felt that there was a great big gap (in pop culture terms) particularly in the behind-the-scenes and offstage drama that wasn’t particularly addressed in the attempts by others. We weren’t necessarily making an adult movie. We were making an honest documentary about strip clubs and strippers.
Whenever you do anything that’s considered ‘adult’ there’s always negative stigma that’s attached to it. That being said, one of my biggest concerns was getting dancers to appear on camera. As it happened, that was rarely a problem.
There were some dancers who didn’t want to be naked on camera or on the internet (and that’s totally understandable), but the overwhelming majority had no issues and willingly and willfully stepped up to be in the spotlight.
Private Dancers is a culmination of several things happening all at once, over the course of three years. It was lightning in a bottle. It was being in the right place, at the right time and having the right idea, at the right time. It was a project that we’d been waiting for all of the right elements to come together..
Go with us into a world rarely recorded on camera. Witness all of the hot and sexy action of the wildest and most erotic dancers baring it all, and having lots of fun doing it!
These are the everyday girls that you see at the supermarkets, the shopping malls and the bars. Now they’re taking it all off and showing themselves in all of their raw and naked glory!
PLUS. Go backstage and catch the insanely outrageous private parties and all of the wild & craziness that went on.
Private Dancers is a one-of-kind documentary and web series and is a part of the “Clique For Men” media network. There’s never been anything like it offered before and there will probably never be anything like it ever offered again.
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