Perhaps I'm just too young to manage that. Many other people are really good at separating their work and their private life though. And if it isn't fun for you, and you give off that vibe, you won't earn any money either. At some point, stripping stopped being fun. He didn't like it, of course, and I always had the feeling I was cheating on him. Not long after I started stripping, I got together with my boyfriend. I've yet to meet another stripper who has also trained as a dancer. I have formal training as a musical performer, but I think that's an exception. That created self-confidence, for one thing, and I can move really well as a result. I was always attuned with my body and watched myself in the mirror when I danced. Before that, I began with ballet when I was three years old later on, it was jazz and hip-hop, then standard and Latin American dancing as well as belly dancing.
When I was twelve, I wanted to be a burlesque dancer, which is very erotic. I've always liked the sense of playfulness that goes with teasing and sexuality. The following are excerpts from our interview, which speak to her experience working in Germany, where prostitution is legal. She spoke to us about the challenges of stripping and explained what it is exactly that she likes so much about her job. We spoke with a young woman who once worked in a Berlin strip club.