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How to make $ at amateur night
as you may have guessed from my SN, I'm not a stripper, I just do the amateur night at my local strip club. From doing these once a month for the past three months, I've learned that guys don't want the amateurs to be/look/act like the actually strippers. I lost one competition, won one, then lost again. How can I make the most of stripping to one song? The first and third times I only made $5 in tips. The second time, however, I won $50, got a $20 tip from one guy, and got the rest in tips from several guys. We only get to dance to ONE song...what can I do to maximize my tips and chances of winning (I DESPERATELY need all the money I can get!!!!!)? How can I get extra dough without being able to lap dances and stuff? I read the "do you sell your panties" thread--should I think about that or something like it??? :-\ ???
Thanks girls, you are the BEST!!!
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Well... you could actually BECOME a stripper.... j/k.... I donno.... never actually been to one before, but from what I've experienced guys pick their favorite or favorites and then tend to stick with them. Try working on your stage act. Do you keep going to the same place fror amature night? If so they might want to see some fresh meat. It also depends on the crowd. Make more eye contact especially if someone actually gets up to tip you. I donno you should feel lucky that you even made $5. There are nights when I've worked 8 hours and made only 60 bucks!!! And that's before tip out and gas money. If you really want to make money at this buisness you have to work!!! Try booking a few nights somewhere and then if you want to continue doing these amature thingys you will have gotten a better feel for what to do or not to do. Good luck!!!
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I'm curious to know....exactly why do you perform in these amatuer nights?? I dont think that is fair, considering that you are not an amatuer. Eventhough you aren't a member at that particular club, you still have alot more experience then most of the other amatuers. I mean in my opinion, that takes the fun out of it.
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well, yes she is still an ameteur. where I'm from, most of the girls that compete in these ameteur nights are already strippers who work at other clubs and are just trying to make more money. Now thats what i consider both unfair and pointless.
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i have been working ,, a few clubs, and i attempted to acquire a job closer to home,,i found a nice club,,very large and profe..i went in and met the owner i stripped,,did a backhandspring and left my legs open , and did a split in his office,,he told me call after thanksgiving for a shedule,,well he forgot me,,told me to come for amateur nite so he can see me dance,,im kind of repulsed and offended but i know he sees a lot of girls,,but i dont want to take from amateurs,,i just want the job,,,any ideas,,should i do what i do in a regular club,,dress,,dance,,do my pole tricks and make rounds w customers,,? i dont want a competition,,
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uh...in what way am I NOT an amateur? :-\ I don't get paid for this! It's not like I do this everyday. I go once a month, and dance to one song--that's far from being a pro. I'm just a "regular girl" (not that girls who strip aren't "regular"--you know what I mean). I don't have the body or anything for this as a job--I just go for the fun--so do a bunch of girls. And since it's a very small town, and the strippers all know each other, strippers from the two other clubs in town rarely come in (like I said, the guys can always tell when a girl is a stripper and they won't vote or tip the strippers in the amateur contest--they want real amateurs). It usually just one or two college girls and sometimes some young housewives....stuff like that.
I'm not trying to scam anyone or anything like that, I just need any extra cash I can get so I can pay for my tuition. Plus it's just fun. And as for the comment about BECOMING a stripper--lol--I'd would if I could. Like I said, I'm an amateur--I don't have the body (by a LONG shot) and I don't have the moves. The manager of the club said I have a great personality and a beautiful face and I'm welcome to do the amateur contests whenever I want. But, yeah, it's not taken seirously like in the big cities or anything, it's just meant for fun here and all I want is a bit of leverage to make the extra bucks (the $50 prize goes a long way for someone as broke as I am!) :)
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I think if you keep going every month you'll get to a point where all the regular guys recognize you and quit voting for or tipping you, because after seeing you several times at the contest, they won't see you as an amateur anymore. Also some of the girls working those nights will recognize you, and comment to customers that 'she comes for the contest every month'. That is not an amateur, that is a stripper, from any angle. You're trying to make money from stripping on a regular basis, so even if it's only once a month, it's your new part time job. Call it what you want, but when you start doing contests regularly as a form of income, it's your job and you're a pro. Some girls are just professional contestants. They're no more amateur than those of us who do it every night. The guys will definitely see it that way, and if they really don't want to see a pro in the amateur contest, you'll be cutting your own nose off by continuing to do it every month. Your dancing and stage shows will also improve with the practice, even at only once a month, so that will also be a giveaway that you're not really amateur anymore. You can only work the 'amateur' thing for so long.
It is highly likely that you lost the 3rd contest because people recognized you and decided you shouldn't win after just winning the month before. Maybe some of the customers recognized you, maybe some of the dancers made comments. Either way it doesn't matter, result is the same.
You'd probably be better off getting a job there and working once or twice a week. If your body is not great as you say, you may not make fantastic money, but if you work and learn to sell you can at least make more than that $50 prize money. And some girls who don't look as hot as others, still make just as much money because they learn to sell and work it!
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The manager won't hire me unless I lose 20lbs...she already told me that (of course I tried to get a job--even the girls who don't do well at all make more money than I do on amateur nights and my regular job combined). :( And as far as the customers and other girls recognizing me--well of course! The girls that work there LOVE me. I come, I buy drinks, I tip them...I help them make money and they help me. The guys voted for a different girl cuz it was her very first time and she was waaaayyyyy cuter than me--it's as simple as that. Nobody does an "act" per se--like I said, we get ONE song--that's barely enough to go around the edge of the stage for tips once or twice. I tried to do kind of a britney spears type of thing last time and I just realized that that isn't what the guys there want. They want the girl next door who got a little too drunk, decided to be naughty, and got up on stage and nervously took her top off. You may be right though--they may start recognizing me and not voting for me because of that but I have to take my chances--if I don't go, then I have NO chance of making money; if I DO go, there may be a small chance, but at least the possibility still exists. All I really wanted was a few money making tips so I could maximize the potential for income--that's all. :-\
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I can't really offer you good advice because what you're describing is so different from what goes on at our club. First of all you're only allowed to compete in amateur contest once, and if you win, you're available for hire- meaning, actually becoming a stripper. Also, the prize is $300 usually- not just 'whatever tips the guys give you'. Weird!
Honestly I'm not sure why you wouldn't want to just dance. You're going to make more money dancing one shift than amateuring for a month, not to mention I'm pretty sure you're never going to be a "great" dancer only practicing once a week/month/whatever..
Good luck though!
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The problem with getting advice on how to make money at amateur night is that if you improve your skills, you will no longer look amateur, which is what you say the guys don't want to see for amateur night. So the best thing you can do is NOT try to work your game. If you need to lose 20 pounds before the manager will hire you, you should be focusing on that. It will benefit you much more in the long run, whether or not you actually get a 'real' job as a stripper.
As for the immediate goal of winning more amateur nights, sounds like the best thing you can do is always show up with a couple friends, have a couple drinks (even if only soda), act a little tipsy, wear regular street clothes like a miniskirt and cute top, then just get up there and dance around and 'nervously' take your top off. You could of course bring in several friends as a cheering section to help boost your 'votes' for the contest. That always helps.
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SMILE. Customers love amateurs who smile.
Lena
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I did a couple of "amateur contests" in LA. These contest are far from amateur. There are very few true amateurs who do the contests. Unfortunately I was a true amateur and it was very obvious. A lot of clubs require girls to do these stupid contests instead of just doing an audition and seeing if the girls know how to sell. Working as a stripper in most places is basically a sales job. I think that it is really neat to see someone on stage who does a really great show, but there is no real money made on stage. I don't know why clubs even bother with stage shows. It's bad for business. If the clubs were to do things the way that they do in England, where a dancer doesn't go onstage until the tip jar is full, that would make sense. I actually talked to a couple of dancers in LA who were more into doing "amateur contests" than trying to sell lap dances. If you live in a place where the guys don't have any money, that can actually be a really great way to go.
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I agree with the other posters who said it would be in your best interest to just get into stripping! It's much more lucrative than just doing amateur nights. Work on exercising and losing the extra 20 pounds, plus dancing will tone you up in no time. As for not having the moves, just watch what the other girls do and practice at home. Dance slowly and sensually; I danced way too fast when I first started dancing. Even though you haven't started dancing in a club yet, the customers don't consider you an amateur because they've seen you perform at more than one amateur night. Since you've already won, they will be less likely to vote for you again. Plus the top prize is only $50; you can make more than that on a bad night of dancing. I say concentrate on toning up and then apply at the club to be a dancer! It is fun and good money (most of the time.) Good luck to you.
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Originally Posted by totallyamateur link=board=9;threadid=5491;start=msg59933#msg59933 date=1072910609
uh...in what way am I NOT an amateur? :-\ I don't get paid for this! It's not like I do this everyday. I go once a month, and dance to one song--that's far from being a pro. I'm just a "regular girl" (not that girls who strip aren't "regular"--you know what I mean). I don't have the body or anything for this as a job--I just go for the fun--so do a bunch of girls. And since it's a very small town, and the strippers all know each other, strippers from the two other clubs in town rarely come in (like I said, the guys can always tell when a girl is a stripper and they won't vote or tip the strippers in the amateur contest--they want real amateurs). It usually just one or two college girls and sometimes some young housewives....stuff like that.
I'm not trying to scam anyone or anything like that, I just need any extra cash I can get so I can pay for my tuition. Plus it's just fun. And as for the comment about BECOMING a stripper--lol--I'd would if I could. Like I said, I'm an amateur--I don't have the body (by a LONG shot) and I don't have the moves. The manager of the club said I have a great personality and a beautiful face and I'm welcome to do the amateur contests whenever I want. But, yeah, it's not taken seirously like in the big cities or anything, it's just meant for fun here and all I want is a bit of leverage to make the extra bucks (the $50 prize goes a long way for someone as broke as I am!) :)
Uhhhhh maybe your not an amatuer because uhhhhhhh maybe your getting paid. When you get to the point where you are trying to better your "technique" for stage, then you aren't an amatuer. Are you even bouncing around to differnt clubs doing amatuer nights, or the same old one?? Cause if it's the same old one, they hey, I can see why you haven't one! THEY KEEP SEEING YOU ON STAGE! Good Grief girl!
If you are so wanting to perfect your craft, then why dont you just work there? You must not be to overweight if he's allowing you to do the amatuer night. Either way, you say tha'ts what he says, so I'll do with that. What's so hard about working out? You dont have to have a boat load of workout equipment. Walking is FREE! Doing lunges, crunches, squats...you guessed it, ALL FREE!
I am not trying to come off as rude or as a bitch but GOOD GRIEF just go do tha damn thang!!!!!!!
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I agree. And even if you are overweight and this particular club don't want you working There...go somewhere else. The truth about this buisness is that the prettiest best looking body in the buisness RARELY makes the most money. It sounds like you want to strip so DO IT!!! go work at a smaller club til you loose weight and get experience being on stage. If you expect to keep winning amature night you're not going to. Guys always want the new fresh face... that's why so many of us travel from club to club. No one will think of you as an amature because they all probably remember you. When I think of an amature i think of my first night dancing...a clumsy.... scared out of my witts girl trying to make a go of something I knew nothing about. Sorry girl.... either you seriously consider dancing or else get a regular job....because continuing to go to amature night is ....at least in my opinion.... a waste of time.
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ouch people :scared: ya don't gotta be mean! I DO have "real" job, thank you very much, AND I go to school full time (AND happen to pull all A's--I have a 3.8 GPA). The manager is a woman, not some dumbass mean guy who is overcritical of the girls that work for him. She told me the flat out truth and I agree with her. I look like I'm pregnant. Sadly, I have had this body since I was BORN (yeah, you should see my baby pictures--I look like a little fat purple grape). I used to be a *real* dancer--you know, tap, jazz, ballet, acrobatics, and so on--the weight does not come off with exercise, not to mention, I have injuries that prevent me from exercising much (and that's not even taking time constraints into the equation). I've fought against my own body all my life. If I could do something to not look like this I would have done it a LONG time ago (it's not fun growing up as the fat, smart kid--nobody likes you).
I like going to my one local strip club once a month and getting to be flirty and coy. It's not just a fantasy for the men but for me too. I get to feel sexy once a month AND I get some money too. I only asked my original question to see if there was something I could that would help me get a few extra bucks since my $2,800 tuition bill is due on Jan 5 and I only have $812 to my name. I wasn't asking for the secret to making $1,000 a night--an extra $5 would make me happy! Seesh! :-[
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There are clubs that will hire girls who are overweight-you just have to find them. I don't think continuing to do amateur nights is going to make you the kind of money you are looking for.
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Originally Posted by totallyamateur link=board=9;threadid=5491;start=msg60471#msg60471 date=1073184791
ouch people :scared: ya don't gotta be mean! I DO have "real" job, thank you very much, AND I go to school full time (AND happen to pull all A's--I have a 3.8 GPA). The manager is a woman, not some dumbass mean guy who is overcritical of the girls that work for him. She told me the flat out truth and I agree with her. I look like I'm pregnant. Sadly, I have had this body since I was BORN (yeah, you should see my baby pictures--I look like a little fat purple grape). I used to be a *real* dancer--you know, tap, jazz, ballet, acrobatics, and so on--the weight does not come off with exercise, not to mention, I have injuries that prevent me from exercising much (and that's not even taking time constraints into the equation). I've fought against my own body all my life. If I could do something to not look like this I would have done it a LONG time ago (it's not fun growing up as the fat, smart kid--nobody likes you).
I like going to my one local strip club once a month and getting to be flirty and coy. It's not just a fantasy for the men but for me too. I get to feel sexy once a month AND I get some money too. I only asked my original question to see if there was something I could that would help me get a few extra bucks since my $2,800 tuition bill is due on Jan 5 and I only have $812 to my name. I wasn't asking for the secret to making $1,000 a night--an extra $5 would make me happy! Seesh! :-[
No girl, we weren't being mean, we were being REAL!! Trust me, I understand your situation. You aren't the only girl who is in school and who dances! Have you considered getting another job, making possibly more money? Like something not in retail, since retail doesn't pay hardly anything?
Since I'm still being REAL here, I'll let you know something. You really aggrevated me with your last post. You sit here and you ask for advice on weight loss and such, then you write that cant' exercise much cause of injuries...That sounds like an EXCUSE girl! Walking will not injure you, that can range from low - moderate physical activity. Just do something. NOTHING IS A QUICK FIX! And also, you couldn't have been to big if you were able to do acrobatics and ballet!
I was thick as a child, still kinda thick today. How big are you anyway? I dont recall ( in any of your posts) that you ever let us know that.
But back to what I was originally trying to say...JUST DO IT!! I understand that you have a deadline on your hands (Monday) but let's be real. What's the point in you even going into your local strip club once per month just to compete (and for the most part lose) for $50 DAMN DOLLAHS! Good Grief girl!!!! I dont know if you are thinking to deep into the fantasy or what, cause if i know that I got a deadline coming up, I'm tryin to "get that cash" not "flirt and be coy, and live my fantasy"
And also, If $5 damn dollars is enuf to make you happy, then shit ( yea I said it, I'm aggrevated remember) you really aren't trying to get your stuff together by the time school comes back in session. My biggest suggestion for you would be to get a better paying job. If you can't find one, I'm pretty sure you can do some workstudy. I know that sometimes that may not be worth much, but hey, it's still more than what you got in your pockets right now. Also, since it's pretty clear that you wont' be able to make your deadline for school, why dont you look into a budget payment plan...relatively all schools have them.
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Excuses?! >:( You want to hear some excuses?! How 'bout this--my mom died of a heart attack at 53 goddamn years old; my dad's business went belly up; after my mother's funeral costs and credit card bills we were about $40,000 in debt. I have an older brother who had to leave college to get a job. I have a younger sister who has the same heart condition that my mother and I both have. She's currently hooked up to a heart monitor and I probably won't live to 40. My dad has just had two surgeries to remove kidney stones that could have caused his kidneys to rupture. I just had to put my dog of 15 years to sleep cuz he could eat, drink, or shit--only vomit. I had to move out of my home and live off of a college fund that was formed by my grandparents (yeah, and of course, they're all dead too) so that my dad, who now has to commute 4 hours a day to work as a teacher (and at 55 y/o is getting paid what a 24y/o newbie teacher would get paid), can pay for my borderline anorexic sister and himself to eat. Oh yeah, and did I mention that because of their lack of food, both my dad and my sister have been diagnosed with SEVERE anemia and my dad has to have daily injections of something-or-other to keep him out of the goddamn hospital. I'm working 33 hours a week and I can't GET a better job--I live in a wasteland. I'm in the middle of upstate New York for god's sake--there is NOTHING here. I'm also graduating this year, so, in fact, I AM looking to move. So in what little spare time I have, I've been looking for reasonable apartments and jobs in Albany NY.
Gee, I am SOOOO sorry I pissed you off....god knows my life is so goddamn easy...all I have to do is go to the gym for 22 1/2 hours a day and only eat lettuce and then I can wiggle my ass and get a thou every night! Oh, and should I list the injuries that I have that prevent me from exercising too much? Well, let's see.....there's the knee injury that landed me in rehab....the crooked back, bad lungs, weak heart, and arthritis in all of my joints....and yeah, I was FAT and still dancing--5'4" and 168 lbs when I was about 13. My ballet teacher, who was new that year, told me that if I didn't lose 20 lbs, she'd put me in the back as a human prop! And then, of course, I started to naturally lose some weight and she accused me in front of the entire class of having an eating disorder! I had to quit at 14 because of a knee injury (I'd go to dance class and would have to be carried up the stairs once I got home because they'd swell up so bad). Now my body is in such bad shape that I can barely touch my KNEES when I bend over--forget my toes or the floor!
Now that I'm done ranting for a bit--if you don't like what I post then I have a simple solution for you--don't read it and don't respond. Is it really that hard? Geez! I really like this site--the people seem really, really nice. I'm so sorry if I have pissed all of you off so royally by posting innocent quesitons. But then again, like I said, if they are so damn annoying, ignore them! Don't sit there on your high little horse and pressume to know anything about me or to make stupid, ignorant judgements about me.
Oh yes, and I forgot to counter your "work study" comment. Did you know that if you do not have the full financial history of both of your parents, you cannot submit a FAFSA form, the thing needed to get any kind of financial aid (which includes government loans and work study)? Yeah....well, I can't get my dad's info. We really don't get along too well since he used to verbally, emotionally, and physically beat me as a child. It kinda hurts a father/daughter relationship when your dad says that you are too fat, ugly, and stupid for anyone to ever love you. So, yes, I looked up every possible way of paying for my education--financial aid, loans, etc, etc--and there is no solution. I fully plan on doing the time payment plan that my school offers which happens to be $1450 on Mon, then two later payments of $719 each. I'm just going to have to put it on my credit card and pay it off over the rest of my pathetic life!
How this topic became so damn serious and so damn mean is beyond me! I never tried to provoke anyone. And I don't think your treatment of me is at all deserved.
I'm sorry to anyone besides cin. that may be offended by this post--I really mean no disrespect to this site--I'm just venting cuz she pissed me off! I'm having a really hard time in life right now and all I could use is a little sympathy, kindness, and courtesy. :'(
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oh yes, I'm sorry, I forgot--I'm 5'7" and 160lbs atm. Nearly my highest weight ever and I'm really not happy about it! There, no ya know! Want pictures to prove it?.....or maybe some of my old dance photos when I was shorter and heavier....got a BUNCH of those (dad saved 'em no matter how hard I tried to destroy them--he likes to torture me with them even to this day). Happy now?!
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Well, you know what. After my last post, I had already come to the realization that I more than likely would not make any more posts to you. I didnt even want to send my last one. But I did, so take it how you want it. But if it will make things easier for you "Totally Amatuer" I will refrain from further comments in relation to you as a WHOLE.
Oh, and so you know...there are ways around your situation when dealing with Financial Aid.....I work in a Financial Aid office for over a year.
Life is full of ups and downs, and you have to figure out ways around it. I'm sorry that everything isn't peachy, and going good for you. You aren't the only person in the world ( or shit, in this forum for that matter) with problems or issues. Life is a learning experience. You learn from life...
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Please don't take this the wrong way. Yes we ALL have problems. No we don't eat lettuce and spend 22 1/2 hours in the gym every day to have nice bodies. It never ceases to amaze me how overweight people always like to use that as a comeback. Oh, and that whole 'make a thou a night' thing is WAY off. No stripper makes a 'thou' every night - sometimes we work our asses off all night and take home nothing or close to it.
Hun I'm not at all trying to judge you or make you feel bad or whatever. I don't think cin is either for that matter. I don't post all the details of the mountains of SH*T I have had to endure in my life, because it is pointless. I also don't waste too much time sitting around complaining and feeling sorry for myself. I get off my ass and do something about it. Honestly I don't feel sorry for people who don't do anything but complain about their problems and expect others to always 'help them out', because dammit I've got problems too and I BUST MY ASS to work them out.
Most of us here have had more than our share of problems too - family, childhood, emotional, financial, physical, you name it. No one has an easy life, despite how 'easy' it may look on the outside. Moreover, I'd say strippers tend to have harder lives, or have harder pasts, than your average person. Yeah alot of us here had bad childhoods we'd prefer not to remember. Alot of us have had crappy adult lives too. What makes the difference is that we got off our asses and did something about it, rather than continue complaining and yes, making excuses. There is no excuse good enough.
Anyway, the point is that we've ALL got/had it rough and we have to bust ass to overcome. There are ways to deal and get over anything. It just takes work. It may not be pleasant and it may take some sacrifices, but hey, whoever said life was easy? Life is tough, you just have to be tougher.
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One thing that keeps nagging in my mind though: If you have all these physical problems, how could you even get on stage at all? From the way you make it sound, you're practically in a wheelchair already. Sounds like even the amateur nights would be too much for you if you're in THAT bad shape. If you can barely bend over to touch your knees, why on earth would you torment yourself by going on stage even for the monthly amateur night? How can you dance at all if it's that bad?
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Excellent posts & advice, ladies...
TotallyAmateur, I don't believe that any of the posts were put up with any malicious intent to you. Everyone is just telling you what you should know about repeating amateur contests, especially at the same club. I am very sorry about all of your troubles, we all have them, and I myself come right back home to mine every night. Dancing, for me, is a release from all that pressure. I can understand you wanting to perfect your techiniques for the contests, but there is no way that I can see, to become a "professional amateur". As for losing 20 lbs, a lot of girls have heard this. Simply move on to another club, there is always one that will hire you.
I myself, don't diet. I instead chase around my 7 month old. lol.. She's beginning to crawl, so it definitely keeps me busy. I also use her as a "weight" by lifting her constantly. It's fun for both of us.. lol
A little story about my last club:
We did auditions anytime. On a busy Friday night, a girl walked in for one. She was about 20-25 pounds overweight. This girl's attitude was so amazing, that the managers put her right up on stage. Let me tell you, that when she got up there, all the men flocked to the stage. This girl had presence, and confidence. Confidence is the biggest thing. Needless to say, she was hired on the spot, and lost a great deal of the weight just from dancing.
I have found that every single other dancer I've met, has a certain "thing" that makes them beautiful. And, men pick up on that.
Again, I'm sorry if any of the posts upset or offended you in any way, they weren't intended to do that. None of these ladies are mean, they are trying to be helpful.
My advice is to just keep at it, keep looking for a club that will hire you. You will definitely find one, and make very good money. I can understand that the club you frequent is very "comfy" for you, but I can tell you from my own experience, that once you start working at a club, it becomes just that, no matter which one you choose.
Good luck to you :)
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Originally Posted by Bridgette link=board=9;threadid=5491;start=msg60558#msg60558 date=1073245075
One thing that keeps nagging in my mind though: If you have all these physical problems, how could you even get on stage at all? From the way you make it sound, you're practically in a wheelchair already. Sounds like even the amateur nights would be too much for you if you're in THAT bad shape. If you can barely bend over to touch your knees, why on earth would you torment yourself by going on stage even for the monthly amateur night? How can you dance at all if it's that bad?
Dammit, I swear I couldnt' help myself...Thank you Bridgette for bringing this up. I was gonna say something in relation to this last night..but I would've just been typing for to long. I'm glad someone else has noticed this as well, that it is just not me. From what I also noticed, "TOTALLY AMATEUR" you're so quick to throw up your illnesses..but ummmm dont you have another post in body business talkign bout you just bout some new TAE BO tapes??? WTF!!!! How in the hell you gon be doing Tae Bo, and the Carmen Electra tapes, but when I suggest you take yo ass walking you cop a damn attitude. GOOD GRIEF!!!!!
You aren't about to have me post anything else to you. As far as I'm concerned your posts have been contradicting themselves in some form or another. So from now on, I'm gonna do what I originally said I was gonna do, and that is: not make anymore posts to you. In my eyes, you are just a :troll:
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Re:How to make $ at amateur night
ok--as for the financial aid post--that's really nice and all if you worked in a financial aid office--but I went to advisor after advisor and even wrote to state officials--there's no way around it for ME (because of my current family situation--mother deceased and not "estranged" from father)--if you don't believe me, just look it up. In my current situation, the laws allowing you to become independent (which is what I would need in this case) don't apply to me.
And as for complaining--I only did that cuz cin was saying that I wasn't trying hard enough. That's bullshit! I try just as hard as everyone else. I don't sit around on my lazy ass drinking beer and watching tv. THAT's why I posted all that stuff. I realize that everyone has problems. I'm not putting you guys down at all. And of COURSE I know that you guys don't work out 22 hours a day or just eat lettuce--I was trying to emphasize that's what I would have to do to look like you girls. And I certainly know you don't all make a thousand dollars every night (like I said, I made nice-nice with the girls at "my" club and I found out all about the shit they go through).
I just wanted to HAVE FUN and make more money than I spent for one night! Why are you all so offended by that? I don't get it!!! I'm NOT a mean person--I swear to God!!! But that one post by cin was totally uncalled for--you needen't get pissed at me for something so trivial as this. The amateur contest usually has 3 or maybe 4 girls--that's all--it's a small town club with a small town turn out. I wanted to be able to go into (and therefore out of) the club with a little extra confidence--who doesn't feel good about themselves when you know you've done a good job?!
And as for my posts being contradictory--no. I've said in lots of my posts that I do Tae Bo everyday. It's non-impact and I do what I can of it. I'm only on the basic tapes and there's no way I'm going to be able to graduate to the advanced anytime soon. As for cin's comment about walking--yes, you are totally right--it's free and it's good for you. BUT my problem is that I live in upstate NY--the weather won't allow me to go walking. Plus, I live on the side of a VERY large hill and I don't have the capability of walking anywhere really. I do what I can--I've changed my diet as much as I can tolerate for now and I do try to work out--but I haven't lost a single pound (and you ALL know that THAT is frustrating). I've never been able to control my weight--it just goes up and down when it pleases--right now it wants to be heavy.
It's a very good question that Bridgette asked--How DO I get up on stage and dance?--well, like I said, it's ONE song--three minutes--and I always pick something slow--plus the stage dancing at our club is really just crawling from guy to guy, picking up their tip, stuffing it in the neck of their shirt and removing it with our teeth. It's not a really physical thing--but I DO get tired. It's hot up there and the more you work it, the worse it gets. This is exactly why I only go once a month. It's not a job by any means, just some fun.
Look, I'm really sorry if I took anyone's comments the wrong way. The only person I was really mad at was cin and that's because she outright SAID she was pissed off at me! I always appreciate people's help when it's given and I don't mind criticism when it's constructive. However, even though no one may have meant to be harsh, it felt that way. Phrasing is everything. You shouldn't say something like "it's riddiculous to go to an amateur contest at the same club once a month and expect to get any money." Rather, you could say "ya know, you'd really up your chances if you circulated from club to club--if you stay at one club, guys might start to recognize you and that probably wouldn't help you any," and infer the same thing without hurting anyone's feelings. Usually everyone is so positive here that I didn't think that people would get like this. I certainly don't think that I was being an asshole (before my rant post I mean) and I didn't deserve to be spoken to harshly (by cin). If I do or say something to annoy you guys, please just roll your eyes, and gently push me in the right direction. That's all I ask.