Obviously, dancers in general, and dancers on this board, are all over the place on the question of who knows about their job...some keep it secret from just about everyone, some are open with just about everyone, and everything in between.
What about making a transition from closed to open? Does it say anything about the progress of your life? My friend whom I've known for about 3 years has gone from (at the beginning), her best friend not knowing, her family not knowing, she being very cautious about what she did and who knew.
Now, her friends all know, her mom knows, her fb page is full of clear references to her job, most of the "friends" she talks to on there are club-related (both co-workers and customers) -- she's clearly "out of the closet" to anyone who's paying attention.
To me, this is quite a transition in 3 years. It can mean 2 major things, one positive and one negative - and probably both. What did it mean for you as you went more public?
1 (positive) - she is more comfortable with who she is and what she does, she owns it and doesn't care who knows
2 (negative) - it undoubtedly forfeits some chances of being fully in mainstream society -- something she always said she wanted to do. Like multiple facial piercings or lots of tats or having porn on the internet or whatever, being an open stripper is an alternative lifestyle that is going to close a lot of doors for you (rightly or wrongly).



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