I am thinking about starting to dance in Alberta. I have a bit of experience dancing a while back in Toronto and I know things are much different here. I've taken a look at the stickied thread about Canadian dancers but I still have some questions.
I live in Grande Prairie but I don't want to dance here. I was thinking about going on work trips to dance in Edmonton and/or Calgary for a week or more at a time from now until the end of August since I am going back to school. I have already contacted Independent Artists and they got back to me telling me to call them. I'd like to get some insight from some actual dancers though.
A few questions I have: I know dancers need promo here; what is the general cost to get started? Are accommodations provided for traveling dancers? What is the cost for that? What generally could I hope to be making in a night? Do you believe it's even worth it money-wise for me to go down this route? Any more info you could give me?
I am currently working at a restaurant as a host making minimum wage part-time. I should be moving into a serving position within the next week or so though, then I will be making tips. I've seen girls make anywhere from $60-$140 and I'm sure many other amounts in tips from their shifts. A few nights ago my friend made $80 in about 3.5 hours in take-home tips.
I am just trying to figure out if it would be better money-wise to stick with trying to serve or get back into dancing. Any experience you could share would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!![]()



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