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    I'm thinking of going back to the club after an almost 8 month break. Before I took a break I had been dancing for a little over 2 years. I was really in need of a long break when I "quit" the last time, blowing up at customers and bouncers constantly, leaving early because I just couldn't take it, ripping off customers constantly- I was the definition of a jaded stripper.

    I was able to take an 8 month break without working a normal job because I had a sugar daddy who gave me a monthly allowance, just enough to get by, in exchange for videos and private shows on skype. I haven't been completely out of the sex industry obviously, but it's been good to not have to go into a club and to have consistent income.

    I'm moving to the San Jose area in California, and from where i'm living there will be a club about 45 minutes away, or clubs in san francisco about an hour and 15 minutes away that I could go work at. Since I'm moving and my sugar daddy cut me off and I'm living on my dwindling savings, I'm going to have to find some way to make money while I'm looking for a "regular" job. I'm just concerned about going back to dancing and keeping my life in balance. I don't want to be waking up at noon every day and staying up til 4 even on nights I don't work. I don't want to fall back into the stripper lifestyle, even though I never drank or did drugs on the job, I found that all my friends were dancers and on nights I didn't work I'd go out with them and drink at bars and just spend my money foolishly.

    When I first started dancing I kept a journal of my earnings and that helped, but I fell off that after the first year. I also don't want to get reliant on stripping for money, I just want it to be a stepping stone to float me until I find a good normal job.

    Is there anyone who works a day job and dances? How many nights a week do you dance and how many hours do you work your day job? If I get a day job I think I'd probably just work weekends- does that work out or are you tempted to work more?

    ugh. I'm just nervous about going back.......but I do miss the stage!

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    I dance 3 shifts a week-Friday, Saturday, and Sunday day shift. I teach during the week: 730am-400pm Monday-Friday. I have found the day job really keeps stable.
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    I've just returned to dancing after a long break and had many of the same concerns you have. In the past, I really let the lifestyle take over my life in negative ways. This time, I promised myself I wouldn't let that happen and that I'd keep my exit strategy firmly in mind.

    So far, I've managed to do that by having a part-time job that I work one day a week, in the field that I want to be in. I dance three days per week, and I find day shift works much better for me. Having a consistent sleep schedule helps me stay focused, and during the week, on days when I'm not working, I'm able to get up early enough to go to seminars, breakfast and lunch networking events, etc.

    Good luck--you can definitely find ways to stay balanced, but it's something you may have to work at on a constant basis, at least at first!

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    I found that i was getting tired of not being able to sleep until 3AM and because my man and I took a lot of trips since the beginning of the year, I would work consecutive shifts and it drove me crazy. I would lose my temper at my best regular and always be in a foul mood. And even though I've never been a huge drinker, I found myself instead of having one beer every other shift, I was up to two per shift. (At least they were corona lights).

    I did some soul searching and I find that if I work every other day (3 days per week) and start my shifts no later than 5PM, as in on the floor by 5, I'm in a much better mood and wake up much earlier, hence become more productive. Also, the earlier I get there, if a good crowd comes in, I have the option of staying later if I still have energy. That day in between really helps clear my head of any mental garbage that gets thrown my way at the clubs.

    Hope this helps.
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