Health and politics
Stamina, sleep, and the people who run the club.
The dressing room is a workplace: pick allies with similar goals, trade introductions and rooms, learn the rules from a vet, never poach, keep life outside.
The persona switches on at the door and off on the drive home; keep a daytime life it does not know, and get help early if the switch stops working.
Fines come for lateness, missed stage sets, leaving early, dress-code slips and missed shifts; get the list in writing, arrive early, log every fine you pay.
Most dancers are contractors who are controlled like employees; know what your state says about fees, tips and safety, keep records, and know that unions exist.
The house mom sets baseline rates, runs the dressing room and schedule, and sells supplies; tip her every shift and learn within a week which kind she is.
Fix a sleep window and a wake time you keep on days off, darken the room, eat before the shift not after, and protect one daytime block a week for your people.
A shift is hours of squats in platform heels; warm up before stage, stretch during and after, keep heels for work only, and build stamina before you need it.
Tip the DJ, house mom, security and bar at or just above the going rate every shift, from a set budget; they decide your stage slots, safety and referrals.