I'm at a point in my life where I'm more than ready to start dancing again. My first foray into dancing two summers ago did NOT end well for me, but I got a lot of valuable tips for what to do better the next time. I've wanted to be a dancer since the age of 17, and I'm really determined to make it happen this time! Everything seems right--I just moved to a new city where I don't know anyone. I'm in a pretty dastardly financial situation, and the rent is due in a week. I have a full-time job that I like but it's not paying enough to cover rent, gas and food--I'm prepared to quit or switch to fewer hours if necessary. Also, I have nothing to lose, and I have an unusually good feeling about auditioning this time...
...Until I decided to do some research on the club I want to work at, and I came across this short video showcasing the dancers and the club atmosphere:
http://vimeo.com/73075947
It's an urban club! I didn't know that it was going to be like that. I'm worried and I feel intimidated. Is this the club for me? I'm black, curvy and I have a big booty--just like the dancers in the video--but I'm not from the hood. By high school, I was living in an upper-class neighborhood. I'm afraid that the clientele there wouldn't be able to relate to me as well, and I'd lose out on money because of it. I'm also sure that I'd be out-booty-popped by every dancer in there--it takes special skill and practice to dance like that! I could see myself being laughed out of the place in no timeAfrican-American men (usually a little older than me) and Latino guys seem to be the most attracted to me, so no matter how much doubt I have, my target audience is at Pulse. I wonder if I wouldn't do better at Curves though. It's further away, and the dancers are mostly white I think. I'm just not sure anymore
Other thoughts: I have black yarn dreadlocks. They are thin, layered, long (the longest go past my boobs) and incredibly sexy in my opinion. I've gotten a lot of compliments on them. I've had many different hairstyles in the past, but I am the most comfortable with my fake dreads. I've been on the fence about whether or not I should keep them and walk into the club with the utmost confidence, or spend $$ I don't have and buy an uncomfortable wig for the audition. The last time I worked with a wig, I'm pretty sure I lost a lot of sales because I was too distracted and insecure about the wig possibly coming off to think "be sexy".



African-American men (usually a little older than me) and Latino guys seem to be the most attracted to me, so no matter how much doubt I have, my target audience is at Pulse. I wonder if I wouldn't do better at Curves though. It's further away, and the dancers are mostly white I think. I'm just not sure anymore 
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