Hey everyone, I am new here & just wanted to say hi & let you know what a great site this is. I've learned sooo much. Sorry this is going to be long, but I've read so much here already w/out posting so I guess I've got a lot to say.....
I am so ready to start dancing, but I am having trouble getting up the nerve! I auditioned @ the Penthouse Club in Dallas a few weeks ago. I was totally excited & ready to dance & then at my audition, the manager told me I needed to lose a little weight & tan a little. (Right now I'm 5'4" and weigh 135. I have quite a bit of muscle mass since I've been working out regularly for the past 10 years. I'm 25 yrs old, by the way.) I know my height & weight mean nothing really so I'll post a picture tomorrow. I'd like to know what y'all think.
I went to another club the next week and got the job on the spot & was told I could start work whenever I was ready, but for some reason I am so discouraged now. I have been working out more & I'm eating healthier, but I feel like it's going to take forever to lose the 10 lbs. that I need to lose before I can start dancing.
I'd feel better if I was @ my ideal weight and I am very pale, but should I go ahead & start @ the other club or wait until I've lost the weight? I just don't want to set myself up to fail. Have any of you girls felt discouraged, but went ahead & went to work anyway? I keep putting it off because I feel like I have to be in the best shape possible before I start, but I'm afraid I'll just keep putting it off forever. I just don't want to be 80 years old and be like, "I could've been a topless dancer when I was young and cute, but I never did it."
Does anyone here dance in the Dallas area? Also, do any of you have full-time day jobs in addition to dancing? That's the situation I'm in & I'd like to know how it's going for you. Any help or advice would be appreciated. I've already read quite a few previous threads on some of this stuff, but I'd still like to hear what you all have to say.
Also, I just wanted to say that I read something on here about how new girls will sometimes borrow your shit & not return it, or use your cell phone because it's sitting there in front of them, or wear your outfit w/out asking. That is so rude! What happened to having & using your own shit?? I would never feel comfortable being a new person & asking to borrow things from other dancers. Even if I wasn't new I think it's rude unless you know the person pretty well. Some people are just weird.
Thanks for suffering through this incredibly long & possibly annoying post.


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