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    I need to start from the beginning so anyone with ADD or who doesnt wanna read this all, you have been warned, leave now, LOL.

    I am in my mid twenties. Attractive. OK very attractive. But financially, not so smart. I dropped out of college a few years ago(no desire to go back either). I work full time and have a good office job. I dont make nearly enough money. I want to move out and in with my boyfriend(i still live at home). I just want to be independent. my job will never give me that.
    I want to stay where i am though to gain experience and then eventually move on to a better office position.

    I never thought id be the type to want to dance. I dont have anything against dancers. I just never thought I could do it. I used to be really shy and awkward and once i turned about 20 i kind of came into my looks (got some implants, dyed my hair). And since then ive been a head turner.
    I still dont know how id fel about going up on stage and showing everyone my near naked butt! The thought makes me nervous.
    And the thought of hustling for lap dances also makes me nervous. Ive been in strip cluibs, ive seen how it works(somewhat) and i thought since i dont have experience i might start out as a waitress.
    Theres some clubs here where i live (MD) that say they are hiring.
    I thought maybe id start out there and see if i liked the environment and then take it from there. I am not shy anymore. I am not totally outgoing either but i know how to flirt, i am confident in my appearance, i just dont have the balls to jump right into auditioning to dance.

    But i do need the money right now and ive been struggling for about 2 years now trying to take night classes to further my office career and it just is now bills on top of bills and i just wanna try to get myself outof this debt.

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    Well it sounds like you would feel more comfortable working as the waitress/cocktail server at first. After some time you might realize that dancing is something you want to pursue or maybe not. At least this way you won't have any regrets since your not jumping right in. Good luck!

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    Default Re: i *think* i wanna do this

    do you have any sales experience? that would surely help.

    also telling us where you live would allow us to give you some tailored advice on the biz in your area.

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    Trying waitressing is probably the best bet. You don't want to have regrets, and you'll learn the ropes before you actually get into the game.

    I bar-tended and cocktailed for the company I now dance for and then wrote my thesis on customer motivations, so I had plenty of prep time before I started. That and my modeling experience made it much easier to start dancing.

    One more bit of advice: You say you're not very good with money, so make sure you've got a plan set up to save your money. It's very easy to go out and start shopping with all of that (seemingly) tax free cash.

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    I lie in maryland but im very close to delware and probably an hour and 15 from philly. I have heard good things about philly. But if i dont have to do that drive id rather not.And to the poster who mentioned sales experience, I used to waitress when i was 21 (4 years ago) but i was pretty good at it. It was in a restaraunt and i also served beer and wine but i didnt make any of the drinks myself.

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    Read the Newbie section here, it's loaded with great advice. I think you should give dancing a whirl!
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    If a club in ur area has shot girls that may be a good way to start. That is how I started at 19 and I never thought I would dance but sure enough-and as a shot girl I made more than the waitresses
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    When I cocktailed, I did the shot tray a few times. You'll get a lot of pressure to do one-for-one with your customers, and on slow nights, you'll be tempted.

    (Now that I only dance, my tolerance has bottomed out. Thank god! haha)

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    Go check out some clubs and try waitressing like others suggested. IF you are not sure, waitressing really is the way to go. If you don't want to be naked at first, try a bikini bar, once you are used to it try topless, and then maybe nude. Taking clothes off really isn't as big a deal as some people would imagine. The hardest part is dealing with fees, management and some dancers.




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    Well I was underage at the time and the club I was at was strict about not drinking so the managers put a row of gatorade shots on my tray for me to take. The other thing was the shot girls were more like dancers we would wear skimmpy outfits and do like a minute dance for them with each shot
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    Lucky you on the Gatorade!!!

    Our servers wear a teeny-weeny black convertible dress that they customize with lingerie or whatever. If a customer requests a dance from a cocktail waitress, it costs $800.

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