A couple months ago I was doing my first set of dances in the VIP area on a couch when I felt my bare foot get cut and stuck on something. I wasn't sure at first if it was a broken glass but couldn't look b/c of the awkward position I was in. I pulled my foot away from the "stuck" position to find a 2" long deep gash on the side of my foot's heel. I looked and there was a long piece of metal sticking out of the leather couch I was dancing on. I told bouncer and went to tell DJ I couldn't go on stage. The DJ looked aggravated and told me it was going to cost me $20! WHAT?!?! I showed him my cut with blood gushing out covering my whole foot and told him I wasn't skipping b/c I didn't want to, but I couldn't go up. He said OK and I went in back.
The bouncer comes in and gives me a bottle of rubbing alcohol and a gauze pad!!! That's it.
Thankfully a girl had a first aid kit and stopped eating her food (I felt so bad about that) to assist with the bleeding. It bled for hours and it hurt. Bad. I thought maybe I needed stitches then decided not to go to hospital. I kept bleeding through these huge bandages and kept my foot elevated. I told bouncer I couldn't go up on stage for last two sets and he said I had to OK it with the OWNER! I go to the owner to explain and show him my bloody foot. He tells me he's aware of the situation and ok's me to not go onstage. He offered no apology, interst into how I'm doing, how it happened, didn't offer for me to relax and have a drink, NOTHING!
To top it all off, the little bit of money I'd already made I had to pay to DJ for tipout at end of shift PLUS $5 out of my own pocket!
I had trouble walking on the foot for three days and it was bruised for over a week. The wound was so deep it took over a month for the scab to go completely away.
It made me so mad that I haven't been back since. I can't afford to rely solely on my bartending job anymore and need money so I'm trying to gather courage to go to a new club where I might have to work a full shift *EEK*.
I've worked at this local club for 9 yrs on and off keeping it as my base club when not traveling. I've never had any problems there with magmt, staff, or dancers. I tip WELL and pay more to work than anyother girl since I pay to come in for only a four hour shift. Basically, I've been pretty good to these people.
I don't know why but that incident made me feel so dehumanized I kind of decided I wanted nothing to do with dancing at a club again. Money talks so I need to go back but am also feeling old as I turned 30 this past summer. I don't appear over 25 and am in very good shape. I just feel......old to dance although I know I'm not too old. I guess I'm not where I thought i would be at this age. Any suggestions for getting my ass back into gear?



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