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    Default retired..looks like i am not the only one!

    I went to a car show with my fiance last weekend and i had a thought that made me so happy i am retired..i looked around at scuzzy guys leering at my boobs and thought.." i am so glad i don't have to get naked for these a-holes tonight".

    Dancing is tough right now all around it seems, from reading the boards. I retired for a lot of reasons. It just didnt fit in with my professional (im finishing school) and personal life (i got engaged). Plus, the kind of damage that was happening to my self esteem was just not worth it. I could handle having a bad night here and there when i still was making bank, i was single, and had less of a courseload with school. But now, it seems like you deal with all the BS, have to constantly sell yourself, and deal with the ever increasing extras in the club for 1/8th of the pay.

    the economy is tough right now so i dont blame my club..i still love the people there but it just seems like there isnt the same kind of money at all that there used to be. I used to feel like when i couldnt work because i was doing school stuff i was missing out on all this cash..then when i did bring myself in , i made less than $100..when i was accustomed to making 6-8 times that in a night.
    For that kind of money there are a lot things you could be doing.

    I have to say...there is some part of you that feels reclaimed when you retire. You feel like you have your sense of privacy back. You dont have to constantly act like youa re interested in someone, or put up with their nastiness. you can eat ice cream on a friday night and not worry how it will make you feel on stage tommorrow. You can feel like people are going to appreciate for who you are not just turn their nose up at you like u are garbage if they dont like how you look in a thong. like i said earlier, you feel like you dont have to deal with getting naked for anyone..unless you want to

    hope everyone is doing well..good luck!

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    Default Re: retired..looks like i am not the only one!

    I retired a little over a year ago, and it had more to do with physical problems than not enjoying the job. My feet are messed up, my back would hurt a lot too. I had a harder time doing the late nights. I was just getting too worn out to keep dancing.

    I also noticed that the clubs were getting slower and the level of expected contact kept going up while stage tips were dwindling.

    I think the business moved on without me. Now I work as an agent for party dancers, and I'm enjoying that a lot. I miss the girls I used to dance with something fierce, though.


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    Default Re: retired..looks like i am not the only one!

    The shitty money and customers lately is one thing, but all those other little stupid things are starting to get to me too.
    I mean I am actually contemplating whether I should work tonight cause I am bloated and have gas. It's so annoying! At any other job I could keep my self hidden under clothes and not have to worry about it.
    I hate having to think about shit like that, down to the smallest detail. The ice cream thing is a good example. I can't tell you how many times I have been out, and had to pass up on my favorite meal cause I had to work that night and don't want to "feel fat"
    I can't wait to be able to say "yes" to skillet queso at Chili's and enjoy having dinner with my husband without having to worry about being naked in front of strangers that night.
    I can't wait to snap off my acrylic nails for the last time (I HATE THEM, and they are too expensive!), not have to shave every day, worry about self tanner streaking, all these little stupid things I wouldn't do if I didn't dance.
    I mean don't get me wrong, I take care of myself otherwise, I'm not some granola chick, but the things you do when dancing are usually way more overboard than you would do normally.

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