The authentic tips that Jacq provided, though, weren’t just about the dancing or the pole.
“Strippers in New York keep their money strapped to their bodies. We can’t carry purses, they get stolen,” she explains. “There are rules around it. So I taught all the girls to tie money to your wrists or ankles, so we see all these girls with cash in rubber bands and that’s how New York strippers do it, so I made sure everyone had their money secured correctly.”“Cardi knew how to move. I didn’t have to teach her anything,” Jacq says. “Lizzo had moves.
On Thursday, Lopez shared a lengthy 13-minute video of herself going through the process of learning how to work the pole in preparation for the movie. The veteran performer noted that her work on the pole was one of the most challenging things she’s learned in her career. “This is just as hard as anything I’ve ever learned,” she said. “It might be one of the hardest. I’ve gotten cuts and bruises and stuff for movies, but I’ve never had a bruise like this for anything I’ve done.”