I saw a post a while ago about managers selling dancers' personal information. While it sounds like it would be rare, it really freaks me out. Incidentally, I also saw an episode of Boomtown a while ago with a similar 'obsessed customer tracks down husband and kills him' theme. I should just stop watching tv. Anyway, I know it's something that would probably never happen, but I'm wrestling with myself on whether the possibility is even worth the risk. I presume much to think that a customer might become obsessed with me, but still... I really want to dance and I've been planning on it, but every once in a while this pops into my head and scares the hell out of me. I mean, it's one thing to do something that you enjoy purely for yourself. But when that thing you enjoy puts your family at risk, you shouldn't be doing it. Of course I could argue the same for riding a motorcycle or joy-riding or hunting or pretty much anything, but it's still kind of a blurry line. And, even if you pick a nice club with decent management, I still think everybody has their price. And I know there are a lot of 'IFs' - IF a customer takes a liking, IF they want more information, IF the manager is corruptible, IF the customer has a lot of money, IF the manager then becomes corruptible, IF the customer is particularly deranged... It's a slim chance that all those hypotheticals would line up, but IF (lol) they did and some weirdo showed up on my doorstep, no matter how long I'd been dancing or how much fun I had or how much $$ I made, it just wouldn't have been worth it. On that note, what information is normal for a club to have on file? I saw a 'dancer application' for a club I'd like to audition at - the kind of thing you print out and bring with you when you talk to the manager and there was a line for SSN. Do they really expect me to hand that over before I even get on stage, let alone hired? Is that a normal practice? That's the only thing that gave me any pause about that club...
Another thought, more playful than a serious concern: What happens if your mailman becomes a customer or something like that? You see him everyday, he knows your address, etc. It's kind of frightening...



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