First of all, I LOVE that pumpsmag has testimonials of club owners, customers, and entertainers! I think its great for the world to know what goes on in clubs!

So I’m an entertainer in Las Vegas and I don’t know if this has happened to any other dancer but it happened to me and freaked me out! I was working a long shift and on my last main stage performance, I climbed to the top of the pole to do a slow, twirling descend and wrap up my routine.  I started upside down with my legs spread eagle and then wrapped them around the pole, maintaining my weight with my thighs as my upper body swung my whole body around so I could start heading down.

As I was swirling round and round, my leg gave out and I slid down the pole. I caught myself with my leg strength by tightening my thighs but there was a loud shreek and I got the mean pole burn! My whole inner thigh was red, inflamed, and I definitely I lost the first layer of skin. It was so red and tender, I had to put the pole routine on the shelf for a whole month! Thank God for Neosporin!