The Real Truth Behind Exotic Dancing

I was an exotic dancer for 4 years. On one hand, too long... On the other, not that long at all. Would I go back to it? Absolutely, if I needed money quickly or that were the only schedule I could work!

Exotic dancing is not for the faint-hearted, or those prone to alcohol or drug addiction/abuse. Unfortunately, the reality is, there is alcohol in just about every club... and there are also drugs in almost every place you go these days, not just clubs.

I initially started dancing as a way to pay for my second divorce (unbeknown to my ex-husband!)... My second husband was very abusive, controlling and wouldn't work. He pretty much talked me into dancing, because he knew I'd make very good money, so, therefore, wouldn't nag at him to work... He prided himself on being a "Stay At Home Dad", when the reality was, he was a lazy bum! So anyway, He convinced me to try it, and so I did.. after a month of working in a club as a cocktail waitress to get my courage up to dance!I was pleasantly surprised to find that, yes, the money was great! It was relatively easy work! (If you call dancing in eight-inch stiletto platforms for seven hours easy!) I could work three nights a week, and make more in those three nights than I'd been making in TWO weeks as a waitress in a restaurant! And, I'll admit, the men thinking I was attractive was appealing to me as well, as my third child had just turned one! Alas, it was a short-lived good experience... My ex-husband would scream and accuse me of cheating (merely due to the fact I was a dancer!), and he would take all my money at the end of the night.