Going back after 2 years, but now I live in a small town
I have taken a two hear hiatus expecting to quit for good. Despite being good at it, I hate hustling, hate being touched by strange men, and hate the abuse that you will inevitably endure to at least some extent when talking to/dancing for the customers. I worked at high-hustle clubs such as Sapphire Las Vegas, Spearmint Rhino and Club Rouge in Portland. I made great money but hated it.
With that said you're probably wondering why I am going back...well I started talking pole dancing lessons recently just for fun (I was never a pole dancer previously when I worked and would pay to stay off stage). I absolutely love it and it's making me want to go back to work but at a stage-centered club and just not bother with hustling. I am perfectly fine taking a huge cut in earnings from this and just getting paid to do what I love (dancing). It would still be a huge help to me financially right now.
During the pandemic, I moved back to a town near family to finish college (I don't live with them, but they are close by) and there is only one strip club within 200 miles. It's actually pretty busy and is mostly stage-centered. There are lap dances but there's no touching which is highly enforced, and I get the vibe you can make decent money even just going on stage. However I'm nervous to go back to work at a club where potentially a family member could walk in one day or find out. My dad in particular found out I danced years ago and that's when I wasn't even in his town - and he lost his shit, big time. We didn't talk for a year and he was a huge dick about the whole thing. I am somewhat afraid of reliving this situation again since we are somewhat close now, even though it would be him in the wrong and not me. Still, I strongly feel that going back to work is the best option for me financially and emotionally right now.
I wanted to hear what other girls who have worked in small towns like this have experienced in terms of running into people they know or worse, family members.
My busy schedule doesn't allow much time for traveling except for a few times a year, so this is really my only option as far as picking a club goes. Thanks.
Re: Going back after 2 years, but now I live in a small town
How close is close?
I danced briefly in a small town. The lodgings I stayed at was nearby a bar, where I happened to run into customers I met from the club in the parking lot :-X it worked out fine but will give myself bigger distance when visiting that club again. So, erm, I guess don’t be within a 10 mile radius of the club.
My guess is that it would mostly be fine. I guess just work the weekend night time shifts that have the most girls and it’s easiest to blend in?
Re: Going back after 2 years, but now I live in a small town
I personally haven't worked in a small town (my home town is one, too small to even have a strip club that isn't a brothel with poles, prostitution is legal here), but even working in a city of 1.6million I've had people recognise me who I went to high schoold with and in an incredibly awkward situation, walked up to a man to hustle and two sentences into the conversation we realised we're coworkers at my dayjob. I would caution small town work if you really cannot handle being seen given this. People you know will always end up coming into the club, but at least in other cities you can ensure that's not your family. Since the club is stage focused and if it's non-nude then telling the truth about enjoying pole and wanting a place to perform and show off could work though.