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Diaries of a Toronto Exotic Dancer
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Candid Diaries of a Toronto Exotic Dancer, a memoir
- Author: Luna Minsky
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Etienne pt.I
Always keep your personal life separated from your work. Never let the two overlap,--this was one of the first things Al told me when I started in the industry. It was also something he never got tired of repeating: over late afternoon lunches at his...
The body
This industry is, of course, all about the body, as the dance cannot be performed or perceived through any other medium.The second I walk through the doors of the club, I am “reduced” to my body. I am stripped of both my identity and individualit...
The Industry
If instead of becoming a dancer a certain number of years ago, I’d started in just about any other job and stuck with it for this long, then by now I would be able to command a certain level of seniority, authority and respect with an accompanying ...
Meet the Talent pt II The Mommas
Continued from Meet the Talent pt. IFor the most part, the Golden Girls kept polite distance from the younger dancers. Having dealt with enough of it over the years, they rarely got actively involved into any of the so-called club politics. Once in a...
Meet the Talent pt I
‘The less people know about you- the better’, Al used to tell me, warning me against joining any cliques or being too trusting of anyone in the industry- be it club staff, clients or other dancers. ‘No one here needs to know your real name, whe...
Hot and Cold pt. II
‘Do you remember Tim? The martial arts guy I introduced you to a while back?’ Jon asked me one Sunday morning as we were heading to the cozy East York pancake restaurant.‘The one associated with your Church?’‘Yeah. Well, I saw him the other...
