Yes, dancing has cost me a relationship... multiple actually. I was miserable when I didn't dance.
I know a lot of dance instructors, and in my area only myself and 1 other are actually working professionals in the industry, that's about 11% in our area for teachers who are working professionals. Teaching is a lot different than actually working the club. 1 other girl here tried, and came home crying every night - she just couldn't handle it. At least two others were burned out on dancing. The others have never danced in a club. The last didn't like the way she was treated by management. It's really different to work actually in the club.
The other thing I will forewarn you about is people won't normally tip for pole tricks, unless you have a pole dancing enthusiast... which are few and far between. If you really want to prepare for this industry you need really great stage presence. You have to smile, interact 1-on-1 with customers and create intimate "moments" if you want really good money. After that it's all about learning to hustle/sales. I might advise you to take the DancerWealth (
http://www.dancerwealth.com/) training course as soon as it becomes available online again.
Personally, I am not advising new girls to get started in this industry now. The average girls are having a hard enough time surviving, and a lot of new girls won't be able to make it in this industry without really good sales skills.
Britney posted this link in her blog today:
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com...e-sellers.aspx
I think that might be a good thing for you to read before making a decision.
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