Chapter One of Memoirs of a Dancer
Friday, June 27, 2014 12:00 AM
The Very First Time
How did I get here? I come from a loving and supporting family, I am mentally stable and I do not do any type of drugs, besides an occasional glass of sweet wine when I am out at social gatherings. I say this because I have two distant family members that are dancers and one is bi-polar (not medicated) with more drama than a soap opera and the other one has serious daddy issues and these type of women are what people assume as typical attributes of exotic dancers.
I ponder upon my decision to dance or not to dance for about a year, during this time I visited a few clubs as a customer to get a feel of what the atmosphere was like, and to my surprise it was not threatening at all, my first observation was it is just a bunch of women in the buff socializing and dancing, with a few nude acrobats thrown into the mix. As for me I love being nude, and I know I am relatively attractive with a nice physique, but it is a whole different animal being nude in front of an audience of strangers.
However, money potential of course was my ultimate reason for even considering dancing, because the thought of potentially paying off college loans I will obtain during the last couple of years of finishing my higher education and the thought of being able to save money to start my own practice after residency made dancing even more appealing.
Further more, as I was looking for work hours away from home, it became challenging as I am a full time student and have barely enough time for anything else. I started doing my research online and that is when I discovered TUSCL. At the time, the reviews on TUSCL really helped me decide on which club I would like to work at and for the most part the reviews on this site are very accurate to what the club is like before you even step into the building. I first auditioned at a semi-upscale club 3.5 hours away from my home/school. I walked in on a Saturday afternoon, filled out a basic application, and then was told to get on stage.
During the audition I had to perform a 3 song set, which eventually led me to be fully nude by the end of the set. A veteran dancer of this club went on with me because I was so nervous my heart palpitations felt as if they were running a sprint at 1000 miles per hour. Some people even had the nerve to ask, why were you so nervous? Well it is not everyday I have complete strangers within arms reach of my pretty kitty in the buff. Finally, after the longest 9 to 10 minutes of my life, it was over and boom I was hired, but to my dismay it was for dayshift. WHOMP! WHOMP! WHOOOOMP! Being a new dancer, I was cool with it at first, but then after the first day fully dancing, I said to myself this is not that hard, and driving almost 4 hours to be on dayshift with the grandma's of the club making barely little was not worth it. So that is when I decided to hop around different clubs in Maryland. However, once I find the perfect club for me I will settle, so that gives me all summer break to search. I prefer white/mix upscale clubs and the reason is an article within its-self, that I plan on writing about at a later date and time.
All in all some people think dancing is easy, fast money. That can be very true and very false. There are new girls, according to the manager and my observation, that come walking through that door thinking they will make an easy couple of thousands, which hurts them when reality sets in and you leave with very little. Some people don't know that at most clubs dancers in some way are paying the club, which is an article I will also write about because the fees associated with being a dancer can be dreadful. For example, lap dances in private are $30 at my first club, customer pays upfront and $18 goes to me $12 to the club. When I brought customers to VIP it was $165 and included 2 drinks and is 35 min, out of that I would receive $100 and club gets $65. In Maryland clubs I have been to, dancers have to pay an entrance fee just to get into the club and dance and it does not even end there, there are clubs that charge fees for taking breaks outside the club ($5-$10), and even for leaving the club early ($20) there are fees. I say this because when I tell my friends, they are in disbelief.
I hope this article was somewhat helpful to customers and aspiring dancers. I will be posting more as time permits.
*Smooches*
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