I transfered schools and tuition was a lot more. Family wouldn't pay for anymore school and my choice was loans + working for $6/hour, or exotic dancing which would help me pay for school in cash and not have to work for lousy pay.
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I transfered schools and tuition was a lot more. Family wouldn't pay for anymore school and my choice was loans + working for $6/hour, or exotic dancing which would help me pay for school in cash and not have to work for lousy pay.
i chose other just b/c it's so complicated! short version:::at first, i hated it.....it was financial shit-al my friends were methed out, my roomate was fucking useless, i werked a shitty waiteressing job that i got fired for bc i couldnt take it:O and told off a customer....when i started dancing i had to be so drunk and i was doing too many drugs. then i stopped that shit:D , started yoga/pilates/became celibate (till i found someone not geeked out and who is awesome!!), went to a new club where it was better and i discovered the pole is fun....and now im really good at what i do so im gunna stick with it awhile.<---i guess count that as EARLY retirement too then!;D ;D
hehe i also chose other b/c i like teasing men....maybe its stripper's revenge...but you should add that one. soem girls get off on taking married mens money! Not me THOUGH...........................................
[QUOTE=NinaDaisy]I had a mean crystal meth habit and my 8 kids were bitching about how their dads were never around or always in jail. Then there was the issue of bailing out my common-law husband. On top of that, I was always really exhibitionistic because my uncles ran a train on me when I was 8.
Well, I think I covered all the stereotypes there.
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wait you forgot about barfing in high school!!!lol
there are lots of reasons here.
$$$. spare changed for years. couldnt get a job anywhere. tired of poverty and living on the streets and soup kitchens.
dancing. dammit. i love to stomp it out to industrial. used to dance around naked all the time. wanted to be a gogo dancer at goth clubs, but they wouldnt hire me. said screw you and went and made my $$$.
injuries & health. i have crappy health. i get sick a lot. this job lets me take time off when i'm sick. i have bad injuries. i am supposed to walk with a cane. screw that! i dance in 6in heels. i have the time and money to go to the gym and get the physical exercise i need so i'm not poppin painkillers for the rest of my life. it was a big challenge for me when i started. very hard on my body. but i wanted a challenge and my pain problems have improved and my physical strength is stronger than ever.
ex boyfriend. god that guy was a loser. i was unsatisfied in the bedroom. he got drunk and acted like an idiot often. he didnt even notice i went back to heroin. he was out partying and getting trashed and would forget to visit me when i was in the hospital. i was mad. i went and got attention elsewhere.
Honestly... I got pinched, kissed, fondled, grabbed, and leered at more often at the two restaurants I worked at than I really do working the clubs. After a while I figured, 'You know, Betty, if you've got to put up with this shit, you may as well turn a decent profit off of it.'
Service with a smile!
~Nurse Betty
My story...
For me it was something I always dreamed of, even in high school....I thought it would be sexy! Pretty crazy for someone who was a nerd/jock in high school who always wore her hair up with no make up and never had a boyfriend till her senoir year in high school....lol....
I used to be a vet tech, one of my friends who worked with me, and I, went to a strip club one night to check it out....we both got hired! I chickened out and she made lots of $$. There was no way I could do it at the time anyway as I was very dedicated to my job and lots of animals who depended on me so I just dreamed about it some more....
Me and hubby moved to GA, I was having a hard time finding work as a tech! One night we went out with a group of friends to a club and I had sooo much fun and got a lap dance, and it just stuck in my head some more....for about a week.....
Said "fuck it...." went back, got hired, but only to wait tables....I was definately chickenshit! I was making great money waiting on people $100-175! a night!! That was a hell of a lot more than I WAS making in a week!! And it was so easy! Was like WOW!! About two weeks into it on a friday night these guys around one of the stages kept buggin me to get up...I was no I can't...... well my friend told ALL the guys I was getting up on stage so started cheering and was so excited so I couldn't say no....:)
I got up there and well, it was all over with...I was a natural! I LOVED it and still do. I get a natural high by being on stage...no drugs required!!!:D I get so into the music and moving with it and of course being naked is a plus!! It sounds fucked up but I would get on the stage and dance for free just to be able to do it, because I love it so much!! Of course I do like to make the $$ too. It will always be in my blood and I will miss it when the day comes that I stop for good.
I took such a long break from it because I DID get burned out, from the club that I was working at here in Ft. Lauderdale...that place was a hellhole and I will NEVER go back there! I have thought so much about how I miss it and daydream of dancing on stage....sounds pretty pathethic huh? LOL ;D I am recuperating from surgery and when I am better I am going back to a club...not sure where yet...still working on that one.
Sorry for writing a book.....:-*
I went to Madrid where a friend of mine was dancing. Being a stripper in Madrid was (I don't know if still is) glamourous. They were featured in magazines and tv like movie stars. So, when I moved to USA, I said to myself "I want to be a stripper!" I got my boobs done and I started dancing at a club in South Beach. (Miami). That day I learned what a lap dance was! Nothing glamorous, nothing like movie stars !!! But, at the end of the night, I've made more money that in any other job I had before, and for sure more money that my friend was making in Spain. 8)
CARO
I started doing Lingerie bar shows wehn I was 18 because I wanted to be a model. Went to the John Casablancas bullshit modeling school and everything! I thought it was glamorous. Then a freind I worked with got me into doing bachelor parties, and I was hooked! I danced in a peep show on Clark Street in Chicago in 1988 and 1989. THye paid $8 an hour plus tips. My friend was working in the Sysco foods warehouse and getting his ass run off, and after a year or two there, was making only $7.50 an hour at the same time. so the money was great, even for the shit jobs like the peep shows! I have been in and out of the business ever since! I love the sexuALITY of it, the freedom to be creative, and the fact that I make my money as I go along, not in a paycheck a week or two after the fact.
I think I always wanted to do this. As a kid, I used to watch movies about famous strippers and burlesque dancers, and I always wanted to be sexy and glamourous like they were portrayed.
I had been laid off from my job in advertising about 9 months ago. I tried finding "real jobs" after I was laid off, but rather than get a job offer I would get 1) offers from male interviewers to go out on dinner dates, no matter how professional my demeanor was or 2) despite my great work history I'd get the old " We need someone more experienced" (read: You look like a kid and nobody is going to take you seriously) And I am 31!!!. Christmastime came around. $$$ was so tight that my fiancee ( who was already working 50 hours a week) and I were fighting a lot...we nearly lost our home and my car due to my unemployment. And we have a 3 year old together ...I almost couldn't get him any gifts! So I said OK enough is enough. I am cute and look young..it is a crazy idea but if I have what it takes then maybe I should give it a shot. Long story short, not only have I been able to pay off my bills, I can easily save for a house & a wedding, pay for my child's schooling, contribute to household bills, and even afford some extras. My fiancee and I have become closer and happier. He says no matter what I choose to do he will always love me. I have the flexibility to schedule work around things that are important to me, like my time with my child & fiancee and nurture my other career in TV/film/advertising (which, unfortunately, is a great but unstable career). Dancing has been a Godsend. And I love the job! Yeahooooooo! :)
i wanna be a stripper?? is it hard?
Hi aznpride4rr, i too wanna be a stripper?
I havent started stripping yet, but i have gained alot of info on the net.
i'm just waiting until my body is more in shape.
I said 'other reasons' mostly because it was a combination of things. I started mostly because the money was good and the schedule was extremely flexible. I also love to perform and express my sexuality through performing and therfore I always thought I should give dancing a try. I also have always been a pro-sex feminist and thought it might be interesting to have some actual experience in the sex industry, so I guess the other small and least signifigant reason I started was part of a personal feminist sociological experiment. Madigan
A few reasons:
1. Easy part-time work and money for those who need a flexible schedule (I'm at uni)
2. A friend of mine was already doing it and suggested I give it a try
3. I'm a bit of an exhibitionist
4. It seemed like fun!;D
I started dancing because I race Rally-Cross with the SCCA regularly and I had just bought a new car I wanted to start working on, fast...sooo soon after I started dancing a local Deja Vu...3 years later I am still dancing, loving it, and still modding and racing my cars:)
WEll ihaven't started yet but basically I am bored with "normal" jobs and I am still a student. I have some small debts I would like to pay off. I enjoy socializing and to be honest it looks like fun. I've always gotten "attention" from men , whether I wanted it or not and figured I may as well give it a go. The flexibility also interests me.
I chose the second option, but there was more to my decision than that. I had been visiting strip clubs here and there when I was 16-17 (hung out w/anolder crowd). It all looked so fastpaced, fun and glamourous to me. I loved the fact that I got to wear heels to work! and wear pretty costumes! and show off on stage! =D I still love all of this the same as I did when I first started. I've been very careful not to burn myself out... just over 2 yrs and still goin'...
Started after dumping a much to controlling boyfriend, that said I could never make any decisions for myself, and of course never succeed. I was smiling then and still am. ;D
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Originally Posted by LovelyLaura
1. Needed cash
2. Even before I was 5yrs. old, I wanted to "professionally" dance.
well actually i've always been fascinated with the business, and when i needed tuition money desperately i knew it was the perfect opportunity to start. i saw an ad for a company, called, they told me to come down and go on a training show, and here i am.
Heyy...i'm Planning On Dancing Becuz My Mom Honestly Doesnt Care About What I Do, Doesnt Give Me Any Money. So I Gotta Fend For Myself. Stripping Is It..gotta Make That Guap!! Sad To Kno W I Got 2 Brothers And They Don't Even Look Out For Me Or Give Me Any Money. They Quick To Give It To They Girls Than They Sister Who Needs It. Anyway, Thats How Life Is Sometimes. Dont Let Anybody Put You Down For Wat You Doing
i love performing, i love the sexuality aspect, and the dressing up. I'm in school and my b/f and I (although getting by with our p/t jobs and student loans) could use more money. I'm also a bum for very scheduled jobs, after a few months I get restless working the same shifts, sameplace, same people and not having any fun.
I had/have specific goals in mind.
I had always wanted to do it when I was in like Jr. High. My mom was a dancer for awhile. I started soon after I turned 18. I started off waitressing and just got on stage one night. After that they loved me i guess lol. Its pretty easy money and I like the hours.
I've been modelling since I was 16 yo.Then came to the states from Moscow when I was 20,and had to survive somehow.Modeling here didn't pay well,was inconsistent,another job was very hard to find,and then one of my girlfriends suggested we try to dance.We auditioned,scared to death (not about being on stage,but stripping on stage),made tons of money,the rest is history.
I chose "goal" because I wasn't in a precarious financial situation as I had pretty good sized savings before I started dancing. I am a student and was attracted to the schedule and of course the money.