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    Callyish
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    Yea i've been doing a lot of thinking lately and honestly I don't think I want to continue featuring. Im sick of dealing with agent BS im sick of traveling around the country with a million suitcases and having to explain to airport security every damn time why im traveling with a portable shower (mind you it can be funny lol).

    I sat down to figure out my expenses and what I make as a feature and what I make as a showgirl. I have figured out that I actually will make more money per week as a showgirl(I do a lot more shows but thats okay). Im sick of shelling out money in props and costumes and I hate the pressure of wondering if im good enough.

    I figure if I work full time as a showgirl I wont burn out nearly as bad and I can just relax and enjoy my job.

    I do enjoy putting on big shows and having fun on stage but its just not the same anymore. I still do high energy fun shows when im working as a showgirl just not making the big ass mess on stage anymore lol.

    I will have to go back to private dancing once n awhile as some showgirl bookings have 'floor time' but thats okay since its no contact.

    So yea I will be selling off my bigger themes... im still going to hold onto my smaller stuff but the bigger stuff will be sold off.

    I will still have to deal with agents as showgirl bookings are done via agents but I wont be dealing with their lame excuses as to why there are no feature bookings available or whatever BS they can come up with.

    I will probably go back to featuring in the future but for now I just want to work on improving my dance ability and just save up some money.

    I think its time to enjoy my job again and not shell out an arm and a leg for it

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    Why get rid of the outfits? Why not keep them and feature once every couple months rather than all the time?

    And how the heck do you get into that feature/showgirl stuff anyway? Im so burnt out on the club... I never hear it from girls in the US...

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    Well I could really use the money. Im not selling all of them, i'll hold onto a few of them(like there is no way in hell I would part with my fireman or my pussycat as those are my babies). It will cut down on what I travel with as well.

    Its a lot easier getting into featuring/showgirl work in Canada because really you just go to Western Canada and all there is is showgirl work. You book through an agency and you get paid stage shows.

    In the US I believe there is only feature work and you have to have porn or magazine credits or do some of the Miss Nude contests...

    Ginger would be able to tell you more about how to get into it there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Callyish View Post
    Well I could really use the money. Im not selling all of them, i'll hold onto a few of them(like there is no way in hell I would part with my fireman or my pussycat as those are my babies). It will cut down on what I travel with as well.

    Its a lot easier getting into featuring/showgirl work in Canada because really you just go to Western Canada and all there is is showgirl work. You book through an agency and you get paid stage shows.

    In the US I believe there is only feature work and you have to have porn or magazine credits or do some of the Miss Nude contests...

    Ginger would be able to tell you more about how to get into it there.
    Ive done a ton of porn... just dont know any agents that book features... I think it would be fun to do every 2-3 months...

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    Yeah you pretty much have to do porn to feature in the US...its a rare feature that works on titles alone.

    I've thought about it and even contacted agents. But all I've gotten is a million emails offering to enroll me in their feature shcool..which is BS. I dont want to travel constantly...but i'd feature if I could do it like a week or two every other month....

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    Yeah, there are about 6 agents that book features here in the US. Some better than others, but it depends on the girl. I can PM info to anybody that wants it.

    I *will* say though, I wouldn't spend all the money it takes to get started featuring to only do it once a month or less than that. I've probably spent upwards of 50K on everything and I haven't even been featuring a year (beginning of Oct. is my 1 year mark). If you aren't really worried about the money though, featuring can be really fun.

    Cally, are you sure you want to quit? Maybe just take a couple months off and go back once you think you're up to it again? I know the travel sucks, and living in hotels sucks, and being lonely *really* sucks, but you seem like you love featuring. You are a great feature, and you know that.

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    Don't make any big decisions, ok? Think for awhile longer before you sell your stuff off. You know how I feel- showgirls make the most $$ by far, I agree- but featuring has its place, and if you want a break from any kind of human contact with customers, it's a good gig. Dancing in Canada is best done, imo, as a combo of showgirl, feature, and tabledance work, all depending on where you are, what you want, and how you feel at the time. You dont have to stick yourself into a 'showgirl' or 'feature' box...

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    Oh its not a 'fuck this im done forever!' lol I will go back to it after awhile. For now im selling off my black widow, nun, spanish, vampire, SWAT and a few others I don't wear. I'll probably sell my shower as well and all my props for my fireman show and some other stuff.

    When I go back into it I can buy new costumes. This gives me a chance to make some money and just have fun.

    I will never part with my cowgirl, warrior, fireman, little bo peep or sideshow lol.

    I just think I need an extended break. Im sick of Roger giving the the royal run around. One minute hes saying he can get me lots of work... then its 'oh there are no bookings available its all dried up'. He tells me he only has three girls booked n blah blah blah yet it seems everyone is getting work. Mandy Carlten has 9 solid weeks booked out east... now mind you shes a damn good feature and well known... but then there is you(Scarlett) getting these bookings I want but Roger tells me they wont book natural(Cotton Club and Treasures) and its just fucking bull shit.

    It is so much easier to get booked as a semi high paid showgirl in Western Canada then it is a feature. I'll stick to the semi high paid show girl.. get lots of work and sail through things happy

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    I'm in the market to buy feature costumes!!!!! <--pick me


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    ...can I buy the swat one? plz? <---vulture... hi!!


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    Quote Originally Posted by cameron_keys View Post
    Yeah you pretty much have to do porn to feature in the US...its a rare feature that works on titles alone.


    Oh, they're out there. Mainly magazine and pageant features, but they're about still.


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    OMG, I wanna frolic in your costumes so bad but that's completely impractical right now.
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    My jayjay will touch cally's jayjay... when I buy her costume... dirty dirty vulture precioussss


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    I haven't been confirmed for Cotton Club, don't get all up in arms about that!

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    Since Lysondra asked about some of the stuff you are thinking about getting rid of, can I jump in too? If you actually want to get rid of them I'll be here, so no rush.

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    Ahaha i'll take pics of the stuff im selling today and i'll load them on my photobucket while im at Scottys this weekend on the highspeed.

    The SWAT is pants, thong, bra(36DD) and jacket that says SWAT in white lettering on the back with a choker, belt with plastic bullets and a little plastic walkie talkie thingie and a black water gun the outfit is navy blue in stretchy material that hugs the body nicely(lycra maybe?)

    Black Widow... well I have a pic on my pc now from MNC i'll post here its super nice.. black PVC cape, body suit, arm pieces, thong and mask. I wear black thigh highs with it. Its a super hot costume

    Latin girl is just a black and red dress... nothing super fancy and I wouldn't be asking much for it(its a leg avenue design)

    I gotta go through the rest of my stuff and figure out what im willing to part with.

    Ginger I really think you would like the Black Widow

    Ignore the fact I was too stupid to put the mask UNDER my hair lol... and I was still really chubby at MNC... it was a year ago so shush lol.
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    I can resew down not up, which is great for the bra... piktoos plz.


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    (Black widow costume scares Scarlett!)

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