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    Default How long do you plan on dancing for?

    Just out of curiosity of you all. I'm 20 now been dancing a year full time and I wanna get a "professional" career going but will still likely dance until I'm thinking 30.

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    Default Re: How long do you plan on dancing for?

    Until I'm well into my 40's most likely. I'm at university studying to be a scientist, and after I graduate I can see myself moonlighting as a stripper whenever I feel like it.

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    Default Re: How long do you plan on dancing for?

    Probably another year tops, and then possibly occasionally if I get nostalgic.

    That's IF I don't get a teaching job this year... otherwise, dancing is the only feasible option for me to continue 'moving up' in the world (paying for post-bac credits so I can get into med school, business purchase to provide passive income, etc.)
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    Default Re: How long do you plan on dancing for?

    This is a question I am struggling with right now...I finished university a year ago now, and I've been working in a vanilla retail job while moonlighting, and I've looked for regular career jobs but the salaries are just...I don't feel that "insulting" is the wrong word when you have 30k of student debt to pay down...I feel like I'm pretty much locked out of mainstream career options in my field because I don't have the financial ability to a)intern or b) work for less than 36k/year before taxes. I initially planned to dance and graduate school nearly debt free but...my program was even more time intensive than I could have thought which resulted in me not even being able to work that often the last 2 years and still having to depend on loans I've always wanted to be self employed but with so much of my cashflow going towards my loan...I'm going to have to get creative with that and I guess I haven't been properly inspired yet, which is fine, I gave myself a year to unwind after 5 years of uni hell. I also want to do some travelling before I hang the heels up for good. So: I guess the answer to that question is I don't know anymore. I hope to retire 100% in the next 3 years so I can focus on self employment alone. But businesses are not easy to grow from the ground up so I might end up doing it part time for another 5 years until I'm 30. I 100% absolutely do not want to be dancing past that. It's not that I have anything against older girls dancing, it's just that I started when I was pretty young (20) with some specific goals in mind (uni, debt free, travel, business), and I feel 10 years should be enough time to accomplish them. I always intended to be more of a "bridge" dancer than a career one. I also doubt I have the body type that will hold up that long anyways, even appearance aside I already have minor knee issues starting so...time to start building that boat!
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    I'm doing this as long as I can physically and mentally do it, as long as the money is worth it. I figure I have 15 years at most (so I'd be 45) until I try to kill a customer. I actually love my job, it makes me sad that money isn't the same as it was when I started dancing 7 or 8 years ago, but I'm happy with what I earn most of the time. I'm a consistent earner that has occasional nights where I'm the top earner in my club. I'm already one of the older ones in the club. I already take vacations every year for surgery. It's been actual physically needed stuff, but after my wisdom teeth next year I can start using the time for electives if I want (I wanted a tummy tuck this year, but that's not happening). I work at a dive, so I don't need to be a perfect 10. I just want to keep my tits nice (they are what I'm known for).

    I only have a GED. I hate the idea of going to college. So I don't have as many options as a lot of the ladies on this site. I'm very lucky to have found a husband that takes care of me and the kids. I work for spending money and our savings. But if anything were to happen to my husband, I won't be screwed because I can just pick up more shifts. I refuse to being miserable and go back to working full time for minimum wage. I've started transitioning, slowly, to online work because I can't dance the rest of my life. It doesn't pay much now, but I'm learning still. I pay a lot of attention to the people that give business and money advice. I watch and listen to the more successful ladies in the industry. My husband is taking business courses for his degree, so I review his lectures if it is something applicable to self employment.

    It isn't a perfect plan, but it is something.

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    Default Re: How long do you plan on dancing for?

    Until I close my 6th deal as a real estate agent. I've only been licensed for 5 weeks, no deals yet. It takes about 6 months on average for a realtor to get deals closed. So, sometime later this year, I'm guessing.

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    I'll dance until I'm not in school anymore for sure. I just graduated undergrad and still have to apply to grad schools (but taking time off before I do that) so I'll dance up until I graduate from grad school. So... like another 5 years or so maybe? (I'm 23)

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    I'm out in December. I might moonlight every now and then lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Odette View Post
    This is a question I am struggling with right now...I finished university a year ago now, and I've been working in a vanilla retail job while moonlighting, and I've looked for regular career jobs but the salaries are just...I don't feel that "insulting" is the wrong word when you have 30k of student debt to pay down...I feel like I'm pretty much locked out of mainstream career options in my field because I don't have the financial ability to a)intern or b) work for less than 36k/year before taxes. I initially planned to dance and graduate school nearly debt free but...my program was even more time intensive than I could have thought which resulted in me not even being able to work that often the last 2 years and still having to depend on loans I've always wanted to be self employed but with so much of my cashflow going towards my loan...I'm going to have to get creative with that and I guess I haven't been properly inspired yet, which is fine, I gave myself a year to unwind after 5 years of uni hell. I also want to do some travelling before I hang the heels up for good. So: I guess the answer to that question is I don't know anymore. I hope to retire 100% in the next 3 years so I can focus on self employment alone. But businesses are not easy to grow from the ground up so I might end up doing it part time for another 5 years until I'm 30. I 100% absolutely do not want to be dancing past that. It's not that I have anything against older girls dancing, it's just that I started when I was pretty young (20) with some specific goals in mind (uni, debt free, travel, business), and I feel 10 years should be enough time to accomplish them. I always intended to be more of a "bridge" dancer than a career one. I also doubt I have the body type that will hold up that long anyways, even appearance aside I already have minor knee issues starting so...time to start building that boat!
    Not sure what field your degree is in, but ones that help the public a lot(nurses, teachers, etc..) often forgive a certain amount of debt per year working, depending on what state you're in.
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    Default Re: How long do you plan on dancing for?

    As long as it's worth it! I love what I do, and we are saving up to start a really cool business. I'll do both simultaneously.

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    Default Re: How long do you plan on dancing for?

    Realistically, probably until I find a husband. I hate to think that way and the feminist inside me just died a little. But nobody with my illness manages to have a particularly successful career, and I can't even manage to work 20 hours a week at a vanilla job. And I'm surrounded by wealthy suitors now, some of them actually decent guys.

    Alternatively, work for 5-10 years, build up a nice nest egg with investments (which is what I'm trying to save for right now), teach myself a few programming languages and try to work part-time from home as a freelance app developer. Going back to college just seems like a huge waste of time and money at this point, since I'll never be able to work for a corporation again. Who knows, maybe I'll be discovered for my art (sarcastic laughter ensues).

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    Default Re: How long do you plan on dancing for?

    I've only been dancing 9 months, and 2 months full time (3-4 (out of 6 we're open) nights a week with 40+ hours at a vanilla job). And... Idk. I've been struggling with this since I started full time. Part of me says to stop after this Christmas, but another part of me wants to keep going for years. I am also 2 1/2 years into ftm hrt, and worry about when I will look too male to pass as female. Drag queens can do it, maybe I can last a decade?

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    Only been dancing for about half a year or more. So far so good and enjoy it. Met some awesome people. Time has flown by. I'm in my early 20's so we'll see.

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    I can never really tell on these kinds of questions. Life is pretty unpredictable and when I need the money, I'll go dance. I keep thinking I'll probably stop, but I like to have my cake and eat it too. I took a hiatus for a while, but I'll be back dancing at some point.

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