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    I have been lurking around now for a couple of weeks and I'm seriously considering dancing. I start college next year and plan on law school after that so I need to save some money.
    This site has been very helpful but I still have a few questions. Are clubs really strict on checking ID? I don't drive so I don't have a license. I could easily get a state issued ID so I guess I'm really worried about giving out my social. I wouldn't want dancing showing up on a background check years down the road. Is it necessary to give a social on an application like all other jobs?
    Right now I'm in Mississippi near the gulf coast so not much going on here. I will probably be going to Memphis, New Orleans or Baton Rouge for work depending on which place has the most earning potential. Memphis would be my first choice. I would like to audition in the next month or two so any club suggestions would be great.

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    You will need ID. As for giving out your SSN, it's really unlikely that stripping will show up on a background check. Are they giving you paychecks? You can ask that they keep you out of the system if you're really worried, but I still think it's a remote possibility. If someone really, really wanted to find out they could, with or without you giving the club your SSN, but I just don't envision that as a likely scenario.

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    A background check is going to check on whether or not youhave ever been convicted of crimes other than trafic violations, and possibly your credit record. They do not normally check to see if you have ever worked anywhere other than what you put on your job application. So you don't need to worry unless you sometime get convicted of a crime related to dancing.

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    ^ i agree. i fibbed on a job app and said i was a live in nanny for the whole time i've been dancing.

    i got the job.

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    A friend of mine works for a company that does background checks..he said the basic check is criminal for most places..if they were to ever do something more extensive it might come up as license or permit applied for (like a small business) but the company would have to do ANOTHER check on top of that to see what kind of permit...really unlikely.

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    One thing that you might want to keep in mind. If you apply for a loan or credit card and list something like "Cabaret Lounge" on your application, it will show up on your credit report. I know because it's on mine, but I don't really mind, because if questioned I could just say that I was a bartender or hostess there.

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    u giving ur id cause clubs will get in trouble if they have under age girls in their club dont want to get shut dowm and ss is for taxe reason. plus who cares if ur were a dancer its to save money for school.

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    Ok. I guess I shouldn't worry so much about the whole background check thing. I just freaked out when my mom recently changed jobs and they even checked her credit. She has been doing the same thing for 20 years so she didn't list every single place she has worked and they asked her about those jobs too. So apparently some employers check everything. I just wouldn't want dancing to bite me in the ass later. On the other hand I really need the money so I'm gonna take my chances.

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    Yea, don't worry about the SSN thing. They know my name, address, and my age. Oh, and my stage name. I like the idea of basically being just another set of boobs at the club, LOL.

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