So right now I'm a teacher of English as a Foreign Language. It's hard work but also pretty rewarding. My friends in the industry are all surprised by how hard my school works me, which doesn't seem terribly hard to me, so I'm guessing it'll make good experience for the Non-Naked Resume (tm).
Browsing around -- reading old threads about language barriers in the club, and that sort of thing -- I'm surprised to realize that, just as working customer service was good preparation for dancing, dancing was really good preparation for teaching! It's a different rhythm of work, certainly, but some of the basic skills -- esp. communication skills -- are the same.
For example, in one club I often made some money off a group of Hispanic customers who didn't speak much English, and in the process started finding creative ways to communicate around a language barrier.
In a more general sense, to teach, I have to be really good at standing up all the time, keeping the attention centered on myself, and persuading a large group of people to do what I ask...
I'm wondering if when I get back I'll be better at the large-club thing that always intimidated me before. One of my classes is over fifty students. :-)
So. I'm curious. Everyone, what other jobs have you done before/after/during your career as a stripper, and what's the thread of similarity that ties them together?




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