In the Beginning Part II

The day of my audition was a Tuesday at 12noon. I was so nervous that I felt like I was gonna barf. I had just purchased my 7" stripper heels that morning and had not even attempted to walk in them until I was getting ready backstage, bad idea. Regardless, I felt like a natural walking in those mini stilts. I wore a regular old bikini, which I don't recommend because it just looks cheap and unsexy, my hair was curled, makeup did just right, dash of perfume, and I was good to go. My first on stage experience, I had NO CLUE what I was doing. I had made a lot of friends backstage beforehand so a lot of other dancers were cheering me on giving me support. I feel really lucky that I had that support cuz I've seen new girls come in for an audition and get scoffed at by the other dancers. Competition is fierce, but overall the girls are really friendly. Friendly competition, you just spend a bit of time proving and establishing yourself. It takes some time for dancers to warm up to newbies. Anyways, I was so clueless that I didn't even bend down to get the tips from the customers surrounding the stage!! I thought it was like a movie where guys just throw money onstage, I didn't know I actually had to go real close to sexily get it from them. I'll admit it, in the beginning I was a HORRIBLE dancer. Over time I just watched what other girls did, slowed down my pace, felt the music, and liberated myself. I remember one time after I got offstage, one of my friends named "Miami" was like "That was beautiful, Rose, you just moved like water. I'm fucking speechless." You'll learn that compliments from other dancers are 1Million times more meaningful than compliments from men in this setting. From this point I got word from the house mom that I actually got the job! My life changed at this moment. Being a dancer is a lifestyle, it could be either really ghetto or really glamorous. From this moment it was VIP nights, loads of money (I quit my job at the bookstore!), lots of new friends in a strange new state, famous people, and fun! And it still is, which is what I love about dancing. I can't do it forever, but if only I could...