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    Default Driving home

    Hey everyone!
    I'm not a dancer yet, but I am planning on auditioning soon! My main concern is driving to and from work. I live about an hour to an hour and a half away. I'm already scared just to drive to a big city (I live in a small town) but this is something I'm willing to get over. I always get scared when driving in places I dont know. But, Im especially scared to drive home late at night. I heard of some girls getting taxis. Is this something that a lot of girls do? What about girls like me who live kind of far away. I dont want to spend my whole earnings on a taxi home, but saftey is my main concern (I have read all the great saftey tips and used the search forum). Also another concern of mine is drinking and driving. Being such a newb at dancing I figured I might use a little alcohol to calm my nerves. But sometimes I am known to go a little overboard without meaning too. If I accidently get a little to tipsy to drive back home, what kind of alternative methods could I use to get home? The club wont just kick me out and say sorry not my problem and leave me to get home on my own alone and drunk will they? I am not planning on getting sloppy drunk, but I also know how easy it is for me to go overboard sometimes and just want to have a back up plan. So I guess my main concern is how far away I live, my long drive home. What do u girls do for these types of situations? Just looking for some more great tips! This website is so helpful and has answered so many of my questions and has helped me to feel more comfrotable and confident!

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    since you live far away a cab might be a little expensive, do you have a boyfriend or a friend who could drive you and then pick you up later? i'm from chicago but moved to vegas 5 months ago so i can understand how scary it can be to learn your way around a new place. a big city is not a scary place once you get used to it, drive around there during the day to used to the route you'll take and to learn the area, if you're really concerned find all the local police stations from your house to the club, so if you think you're being followed you can stop. i've had that happen to me, but only once and i've been dancing for a year. as for drinking the clubs i work at give you a breathlyzer if they know i've been drinking and won't me drive home. in that case i usually hang around and sleep in the dressing room til i can go home. those clubs are open 24/7. if your club isn't open 24/7 drink a lot at the beginning of the night and slowly stop to sober up before you have to drive home. and no a club won't throw you out on the street and say get home on your own, they'll at least call you a cab.

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    if you know you can go overboard, don't drink. seriously. it's easy to get caught up in the party atmosphere and 1) not make any money because youre drinking, 2) look bad when youre first starting out because you drank too much, and 3) not be able to drive home, like you said.

    seriously. don't drink. starting out sober will make it easier to do sober when the time comes. you can't be drunk every time, anyway, and the first time you do it sober will be just as hard, imo at least, if youve started out by having a few shots to get the courage.

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    Also another concern of mine is drinking and driving. Being such a newb at dancing I figured I might use a little alcohol to calm my nerves. But sometimes I am known to go a little overboard without meaning too. If I accidently get a little to tipsy to drive back home, what kind of alternative methods could I use to get home? The club wont just kick me out and say sorry not my problem and leave me to get home on my own alone and drunk will they? I am not planning on getting sloppy drunk, but I also know how easy it is for me to go overboard sometimes and just want to have a back up plan.
    First of all, it is a very, very bad idea for a new dancer to try to use alcohol to calm her nerves. Very bad. You need to learn how to do this job sober and get over your nerves with confidance, not alcohol.

    Second of all, if you know you cannot control yoru alcohol intake, don't drink.

    The club may or may not help you get home if you are to drunk. I've had bouncers give me a ride, I've had the club call me a cab( which I payed for)

    Which brings me to cabs. They arent always as safe as dricing yourself. Cab drivers are just human to, and not ll of them are nice. Clubs out here started writing down the girls stage name, the cab number and the time she got in the cab, just in case, because there have been a few problems with crazy cab drivers, or girls disappearing after taking a cab. I think it's safer to drive yourself.

    Take a few test drives. Learn yoru route home, and learn of "safe spots" on the way home. So if you notice yoru beign followed, you know exactly where a safe place is to stop. Police stations/fire stations/even all night convience stores or a walmart, anywhere brightly lit and public will do. Lean these places so if you need assistance, you ca stop and ask.

    Also, if yoru being followed, don't hesitate to call the police and inform them. They can find you and follow you home to make sure your not being followed and make sur eyou are safe.

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    i cannot agree with britt and kaylinn more. DO NOT DRINK. it will not calm your nerves, it will only give you a crutch that you need to rely on. most girls start drinking at work and then NEVER STOP. so, dont drink at work. get over it sober, and when you do it sober you will not only make way more money but also be able to go to any club with alcohol or not and make money.

    as for driving to and from, i was an hour away from my first club. i did it just fine. i had coffee on my way there and loud music on my way home. my boss knew i lived far away and told me that if i needed to (felt sleepy around 1 ish) i could leave then instead of staying til close. a taxi would be a waste of money. it would end up costing you all of your earnings, maybe less. totally not worth it. my best friend also lives abotu an hour away from our club. she has no problem driving in and out. realize that on the way home there will be like no one on the road so speeding is a possibility.

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    on the topic of drinking... no one wants a drunk dancer. it's SO unattractive.

    Love it!

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    When I started dancing I lived in a small town and drove an hour to an hour and a half to a big city to dance. I'm horrible at directions and don't like driving in unfamiliar places, so before my audition, I had a friend map quest it with me, and drive there with me and drive back so I could get a good grasp on how to get there and home in the safest, shortest route. I never drank at work. I'm not old enough, which they did not enforce that anyway, but I didn't drink either way. Its not worth it. I got escorted to my car by security, and I always made sure I had a full tank of gas so I wouldn't have to stop. I'd get on the road, lock mah doors, keep an eye on the rearview mirror, and not stop until I got home. I never had any safety issues, but I made sure I kept a spare cell phone fully charged at all times in my car, and a can of pepper spray, and a phone number of a guy friend I could call if I had car trouble late at night. I felt safe and nothing ever happened. So you should be fine if you take precautions and don't drink at work, especially if you are known to go overboard. NOTHING is more annoying than going into the dressing room and hearing some chick drunk off her ass hollering and laughing and stumbling around. It isn't professional, and if you are going to succeed at this job, you have to treat it as a JOB, and approach it professionally.

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