Over the years, I've met many dancers with criminal records and more than a few who have spent time in jail.
However, this issue has really come front and center for me since I have been spending much more time lately in the deep South. Now most of the prison stories that I've been treated to over time have come from girls in clubs in this region, but now I'm hearing much more elaborate versions of these tales. I'm also coming to realize that more than a few of the girls that work in the clubs that I now frequent have been incarcerated at some point, and this includes girls working in some of the most upscale clubs in this area.
Drugs, petty theft and violations of probation are the most common issues that I've come across. What amazes me, however, is how quick the judges are around here to toss these young girls in jail to serve multi-month sentences for pretty minor stuff. My newest favorite served a 10-month sentence for something that would have likely earned her a slap on the wrist in my former state. They don't mess around down here.
I would imagine that dancing is the most lucrative available option for a girl with a criminal record, especially with so many people with clean records who are still looking for work down here. What a crappy situation. If you are a single mother with a record in an area like this, your pool of options gets really limited really fast.
And I won't even get into just how hard it seems to be for a dancer down here to keep custody of her kids, a topic which probably deserves its own thread.


RickBoy re-discovers the obvious once again! Amazing!