Can a dancer possibly go from making $400.00 to$500.00 a night to the depths and despair of a real job with realistic wages?![]()
Can a dancer possibly go from making $400.00 to$500.00 a night to the depths and despair of a real job with realistic wages?![]()
Of course they can.It just sucks.



You can make that much in some waitressing jobs.
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obviously it can be done physically. i'm talking about fully being able to change your whole way of living due to the drastic pay cut.





yes, but you end up on SW living vicariously through all the girls.



I'm working on my MBA and Masters in Accounting, once I'm done with school, have a few years of experience, and pass the CPA exam I'll be making just as much if not more.



Yeah...I guess it depends how you live. I save my money when I'm dancing, so I don't worry about what happens when I stop or if I have to.
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hahaha, that's what I do. I sit on here and read SW while I SHOULD be working...I get distracted easily. I had the opposite problem actually. I tried dancing to supplement my income from my regular job and made so little it didn't seem worth it but it was in the summer so that might have been the problem.yes, but you end up on SW living vicariously through all the girls.
it sucks!!!! not just the $$$, but the retarded politics and rules and hours!!!! it all blows. but I think it'd be pretty hard to make dancing your life career, it's like sports or something - you've got to move on to something eventually.
i know one girl in my business class (she's an escort.. shhh)
NO!! J/kOriginally Posted by applebottoms
Umm, if said dancer has been saving their money and using it wisely, yes. I recently had to quit dancing b/c I was pregnant and it was HELL. It still is. Job hunting was so hard and when I finally got a job, I got a starting salary of $7.50/hr for being on my feet all day. I had so many bills and no money saved up from dancing to help me. Plus, getting paid every two weeks was so hard. I missed being able to just go into work and get a couple hunred bucks when I needed it. Waiting 2 weeks to get a check for only 1/3 of what I needed? Oh no.
Due to uncontrollable circumstances, I'm not pregnant anymore, but I still haven't returned to dancing yet. When I do, I will be sure to SAVE as much money as possible and I'm going back to school so that I'll be able to get a "real" job with good pay if ever necessary. One thing that I will always remember is when I asked my mom one night, "How do people live like this?"
Many dancers have succesfully made the switch though. It just takes preparation and planning.![]()
Oh, and this is so true too. I have never spent so much time on SW in my lifeOriginally Posted by Nautilus
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Not all dancers live high on the hog. Not all people with subsistent paying jobs stay off of it. Its all about one's philosiphy on how to manage money.Originally Posted by applebottoms
Dancers who squander their money more than likely would do the same had they never danced in their lives, but because the transgressive nature of the profession is seen as attractive to gals who are already inclined to spendthrift behavior, you notice a high proportion of them dancing.
Former SCJ now in rehab.
I don't know .... even if dancers don't live like high-rollers, I think it can be a really difficult adjustment. There was a gorgeous girl that came to work at my company ... after befriending her, I learned that she had been a dancer but her mom was a little ashamed, so she decided to take a 'normal' job to make her mom happy. She went from making $600-800 a day to $100.00. While she was dancing, she bought her car in cash (nothing extravagant....a Camry I think), she paid off most of her condo, etc. In other words, she spent her money sensibly, and saved some. But going to a 'normal' job only lasted about 5 months for her. She hated being chained to the desk and phone, hated 'normal' business hours and most of all hated the money. That was like 4 years ago, she is still stripping now and the last time I ran into her on the street, she said she couldn't be happier. She did look happier and healthier than she ever did at work.
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With a college degree, some job experience, the sales skills you learn from stripping and a little old-fashioned gumption, a stripper can get a pretty good job making a decent wage. It's still a paycut, but certainly not like falling into the depths of despair for suddenly being broke.
I've just done it, and I'm doing just fine. A little planning definitely helps tho.





Yes, you can make the transition if you have some money saved up and if you live below your means. If you're the type of person who loves to buy $3000 Louis Vuitton purses, designer clothes, etc, it will be tough.
About two years ago when I was feeling burned out from dancing, I quit for a while and got a waitressing job. I hated it because it wasn't nearly as much money, and you had to be nice to the customers even if they're jerks. Most regular jobs I have worked at had the "The customer is always right" attitude. That's another thing I like about dancing-if I get an asshole customer, I can be rude right back or just walk away with no repercussions.![]()
It is very possible to bank just as much or more going for a reg. job depending on what you're looking for.
I've been in & out of dancing and construction [chemical plants] for years. When i get tired of one.. i switch to the other. Not too many girls can handle a majority male dominated work place such as construction. But personally after meeting so many dancers, i think many are very physically capable. Lots of girls don't think of construction [electrical, pipe, instrumentation, etc.] as an option. You don't need experience to start off as a helper & if you work hard & get to know all the white hats, it won't be long before you move up the ladder making great money & benefits. I worked as a chemical inspector for 2yrs inspecting chemical cargo on ships and barges & controlling the transfer between shore & dockside. Hell, i don't know.. most chics don't go for this though. So i say, it's not for all but, it works for me![]()




No shit.Originally Posted by Nautilus
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"Doc still loved true things, but he knew it was not a general love and it could be a very dangerous mistress." - John Steinbeck, Cannery Row
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Sure, a dancer can quit and still be financially secure by becoming a "Trophy Wife" for some rich old man.![]()
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Or many dancers who find that option unappealing will start their own business. Many become beauticians, real estate agents, make clothing/costumes, open a tanning salon, do web design and I know more then a few medical professionals that also dance. I know a dancer that owns a high end boutique, and she has designed all of her clothes and has them made overseas. I am an ebay merchant, and do okay with that business.
So, by regular job, I'm not sure what you mean. If you envision a cubicle farm in Dilbert style... Does anyone like working in that enviroment?
Promote yourself and earn more money! This is a business that is owned by strippers for strippers. Let's make that money!
Haha, true dat!Originally Posted by Nautilus
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"And do the cats give a shit? No, they do not. Why? Because they're cats."-from The Onion
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