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    Hi! I've recently discovered this site and I love it. Oh how I wish it had existed 10 years ago when I started dancing. Inspired by Bridgette's "You know you're a veteran" thread I'm wondering what is (or was) your exit plan?

    I started dancing at 25 to get out of debt, and at 30 decided to retire by teaching English abroad for a few years, coming back to get a Masters in Painting and then working as an College Professor of Fine Arts. Perfect plan. The teaching abroad thing was a nightmare, I loved travelling but hated teaching, and I came to learn there are almost no jobs for art professors anyway, so....

    Back to dancing. I'm now at work on exit plan B, getting a Master's in Physical Therapy. We'll see how this one goes.

    I'd love to hear about some exit plans, what's worked? What hasn't? What are you hoping will?

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    Well, let's see. I'm 22 years old. I started dancing when I was 18. (It's only been 4 years, but it seems like a lifetime ago.) I have to admit that when I first started dancing I really didn't have an exit plan of any kind. it just wasn't something that crossed my mind.

    Nowadays though the plan is to dance part time while I finish school and get my degree in Web Design and Photography. Then continue dancing for a few more years while I save up money to start my own design studio.

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    My first year was my 'fluff' year.. no exit plans.. not really taking it seriously.. my second year I was only starting to.. so half fluff and half serious.. this year.. my third... I am treating it as I should: a business.

    My "exit strategy" (or plans) consist of working as much as I possibly can.. earning as much as possibly can.. for the next 3-4 years. So.. dancing full-time. In that time.. I will save and invest.

    Then eventually be able to cut back to working 14 nights a month max... and eventually retire due to my passive income being $1000 a week or more (my money working for me, not me for my money).

    I plan on investing in real estate, businesses and off-shore funds (mainly). I'll invest in the ASX.. only in a very minor way tho'.

    I plan to have my first investment property by the end of my first year... then two or three more (as the first one is always the hardest due to nervousness mainly) in my second... then moving onto other investments: businesses and off-shore investing in my third year.

    I will continue to rent until I feel I have enough passive income to purchase a home. If it takes 5 more years for that to happen.. so be it.

    I want to invest first... then buy a home, car and other 'luxuries'... kinda Rich Dad, Poor Dad philosphy (sp?).


    I started when I was 23... I'm turning 26 this year. I want to be totally done with dancing by the time I'm 35 (at the MOST!!). I want to cut back by the time I'm 30.


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    I started the first week I as 18 and never really had a plan then - my girlfriends were all doing it so I thought I would join them. To tell you the truth, I am so glad I started and it's like one of those 'tools' like 'typing' that can really get you out of a bind!! I plan on doing this in one way or another for as long as I can see. It does help with the bills and it's also just a lot of fun.

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    I've got my website going enough to live on if I watch my expenses. I find I actually spend alot less money when I'm not dancing. Got a bit of money saved, got a savings goal for May1. Between the savings and the website, I'll be good to go.

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    I started dancing when I was very young and saved up enough money to buy a house, which made it so my living expenses are low... basically just utilities and such.

    I started a business that does okay. It would do better if I would put more time and energy into marketing and stuff, but if I cut back a little I could live on that income now. The original plan was to just do more and more of that and phase out the dancing.

    But then I wanted to go to school. So I dance one or two nights a week to pay for school and such.

    I want to spend a lot of time travelling next year, which I'm sure will negatively impact my business, which means I'll be dancing more.

    I really like school and I'm starting to think that I might want to be a college professor.



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    I actually stopped dancing when I was 27. I had the savings, the education and had done a lot of traveling and my ivestments were fairly well dispersed. I then got a swank job in the tech industry which was great....for four years. Then the pay cuts started happening, then the layoff.

    I went back to dancing part-time in 2001. I thought I would be way-y-y-y too old. I was pleasantly surprised to see that there were women in their late 20's and early 30's that were dancing. I was actually inspired when an actress friend of mine who did a critically acclaimed one woman show in San Francisco. It turns out she was still dancing and she was 38!!! I figured if she was dancing and was still fairly popular, I had a good chance at getting hired :o

    My point is that life brings us so much unexpected stuff. I think by being an athletic person and keeping an open mind that dancing became a good "part-time emergency" strategy.

    So, yes!! Get those exit plans into action. But if the going gets a little rough, dancing is not a bad emergency crutch. As long as you know why you are there and take good care of you

    Cheers,

    Corey
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    I had an exit plan when I started. I had an investment $ amount goal and when I met it-- I quit.

    I think the key is to set a single clear goal to be reached through stripping and when that goal is reached it's time for something else in life.

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    I think it is very important to have goals for yourself no matter what you do in life but especially dancing. Let's face it, dancing can become an addictive lifestyle and it is easy to get sucked into it and not put the dancing shoes up when it's time to put them up. I worked with women that were in their 50's and it's sad to see these older women doing what they are doing. Seeing them gave me even more of an insentive to set goals for myself. I am no longer dancing but I am in college now.

    Just remember ladies, you can't dance forever! Enjoy it now!
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    I've been dancing on and off since 17. I WANT OUT!!!. I'm just bored of it and wanna do something else.

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    Interesting topic.

    I started dancing at barely 18, was 17 for three weeks and the club allowed me to since I was getting ready to turn 18 (vet here) Currently, I'm in my early 30's. I quit and remained out of the clubs up until the last year when I decided to go back because I had lost my job.

    I have a day job at a law firm, its a good job, but I find myself restless sometimes, I work two to three nights a week at the club, sad to say, that I get my social fix from dancing.. I try to stay really busy.

    Now, I'm setting a goal to be completely done by the end of the year and have my savings account stacked. I have a goal and all my money is going to savings right now.

    I am going to invest in real estate and maybe go to law school.. still not sure about going back to school though. But tossing it around.


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    I'm fairly new to dancing. Started five months ago. Just turned 26.
    I started because I've been waitressing for 5 years and while I could make enough for my bills and some saving I could never quite get enough saved to get back in school. I don't want to sound conceited, but I have a body made to be naked and so I thought maybe I could use it to make some money. That and I had always wanted to dance so I decided to finally try it.
    I'm getting the hang of it... slowly getting better. It's definately not as easy as people think.
    My plan is to dance for the next few years and finish school then see where life takes me after that. Also if I can make enough after school costs and bills I'm going to save for the future.
    But I have to say honestly I do like dancing more than I ever though I would... so even later in life I may work at a club once in awhile to keep in shape and have fun.

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