

Weaves, brightly dyed wigs and low-cut fades adorn women of all sizes - from the well-endowed to the athletically built. “I don’t want no more than 100 girls, period,” she said.īut the pulsating bass reverberating through the speakers is no match for the frenetic energy inside the dressing room.Ībout 15 women, some half-naked, others fully nude, cram around a long table with a double-sided mirror in the center of the room. She hired 100 women, fully expecting half of them not to show for one reason or another. But in the lead-up to Super Bowl week, she said she received “700 requests” to work. Onyx’s current roster of dancers has dipped down to about 70, Sabrena said. Sitting in a cramped corner of the dressing room, she refocuses her attention on the tasks at hand: Completing the dance order, scrutinizing everyone’s outfits (as well as their ashiness) before they hit the stage, and collecting the white plastic bags filled with dollar bills that have been quickly swept off the floor. “I’m sooo behind,” she said in a fatigued, exasperated tone, as she searches for her favorite pen underneath stacks of paper on her desk. But the order of the dancers has yet to be finalized. on Friday, and the venue is starting to fill up more quickly. She’s also more than an hour behind schedule. Story continues ‘I ain’t eat for two days’ It’s been hectic because you can only hire so many girls.” Everyone’s looking at it like it’s a gold mine. “Oh my God, everybody’s trying to come from all 50 states,” said Onyx house mom, Sabrena, one of the women charged with hiring and managing the dancers. While Centennial Olympic Park and local streets, like Marietta and Peachtree, were overrun with football fans by day, popular clubs like Onyx, Magic City, Follies and Allure (just to name a few), were banking on the insatiable sexual appetites of tourists.įorty-eight hours before the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams will square off in Super Bowl LIII, a famous Southern rapper, a collection of current and former NFL players, and young dancers congregate in close quarters for the night.īut while the influx of out-of-town performers provide more options for strip-club customers, it also created a stressful and chaotic environment for some. And in Atlanta, where “Magic City Mondays” are a rite of passage for some, young women arrived with lofty expectations. (AP)Įxotic dancers from every coast and corner of the country - including small, East coast cities like Manassas, Virginia - descended on The ATL this past week with a very specific intention: A Super Bowl experience of a different kind. "Aye Dolla, I'm here man where my station?" Dakari walked in and asked.Atlanta’s strip clubs saw a good share of increased foot traffic thanks to Super Bowl week. You know how these niggas in Atlanta be." We walked in and looked at the main floor. Can't have a club with out havin some fat asses walkin around." I told her as we approached the entrance. "So how them dancers lookin? They got ass? Talent?" She asked Don't owe nobody no money, don't owe nobody a goddamn thing." My pops wanted this place to stand up and now it's new and improved. She was a weird one but aye he all got our ways. I would give my auntie Ronnie props but sadly she's not here with us no more.

if it wasn't for my mama Athena aka Trix I wouldn't have been able to open the club back up.

or as the ladies like to call me Dolla Bill.

Ohh yeah in case you're wondering, I'm William Dolla Jr. He a lil scrub but his tracks be hot and he got that shit that's gone bring people into the club again. and sadly blew my pops up with it but it's all good it's up again and tonight's the grand opening. They blew this bitch up before I was born. Boy if yo daddy was here he'd be proud." My mother told me as we stood in the parking lot of the Players Club. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image. Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines.
