STRIPPER MOM IS ALL BUSINESS

May 12, 2008 -- AT LEAST Shakira Garcia's boys have something interesting to discuss during show and tell. By day, Shakira is a Queens mom whose two boys need a steady fix of sneakers and Nintendo games. Which leads to Shakira's nighttime career - gyrating at the VIP strip club in Chelsea, where well-heeled bankers, politicians and a few women show their appreciation forShakira's gravity-defying C-cup with a steady flow of $20 bills. "I just want to make my boys happy!" trilled Shakira, 29, who believes her sons, 6 and 8, are oblivious to mom's profession. Shakira's body, a marvel of natural and surgical gifts, earns her anywhere from $500 to $1,000 a night - better than she made in tips working as a waitress at Kennedy Airport.

Still, you might ask: Why is a mother taking her clothes off for a living? And, more to the point, why is she telling me, of all people, about her line of business? These are dark days for the flesh trade, with upscale jiggle joints like Scores West busted for prostitution and sleaze emporia like the Queens club Kalua - site of the Sean Bell shooting - revealed as dens of iniquity specializing in drugs and hookers. Shakira is far from the only single mom to make money peddling mammaries. But she's about the only one who wants to talk about her dual roles. She wants it known that stripping can be a legitimate calling for a devoted mother. And the outfits are cute, too. Shakira heard about the club a year ago and was attracted to the idea that it had a sushi bar. "Ooh, sushi!" she said. "I figured, 'What the hell?' "

While Shakira's mom watches the kids, dumpy neighborhood mothers gossip about her as she struts off to work. She doesn't mind. Shakira insists the VIP club is totally safe, has zero tolerance for prostitution or drugs, and welcomes the ladies. "My first lap dance was the most scariest thing!" said Shakira, who has a high-school diploma. "But it was a couple, so that was OK. "The clients come in, 'How are your kids?' I'm like, 'How are your kids?' " One day, she wants to own a store. VIP club owner Sam Zherka says no dollar bills cross from client to dancer. "If you want to tip a girl, it's $20," Zherka said. He added that dancers will be fired for dating customers. It's so wholesome. So clean. So would I recommend stripping as a young mom's profession?

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