Ok, just an update for future generations to learn from. And maybe a little attempt at getting more input...
Skipped a week, partly because I had a date lined up anyway and partly because I'm not really sold on the idea of dating a stripper. But ended up going last night, overall I followed the rules a lot better.
Basically just sat at the bar and had a few drinks, a couple other dances came up and talked to me so I just chatted with them a bit. I actually thought my target wasn't there... but eventually she did stop by.
She almost immediately asked if I wanted to get a dance, and I turned her down. So that seemed like bad news, but after turning her down she stayed around to chat with me for close to an hour... although she did say it was a slow night.
Eventually it was her time to dance, and here's where I may have made a small mistake. I didn't watch her dance, but did go to the bathroom. On the way back she beckoned me over to the stage and we talked a little... she complained no one was tipping, so I ended up tipping her. After which she did her normal "getting a tip" routine, so I think I put myself back into the customer pile.

The only good sign was that she gave me a quick kiss on the lips at the end of it.
I went back to the bar, had a couple more drinks while checking out my cell phone... she finished her set and didn't come back to talk. So overall thinking she's not interested. Might go next week though and just see what happens.