ED Publications Announces Host Clubs For The Inaugural EXOTIC DANCER INVITATIONALS
January 24, 2014Dames N’ Games In Los Angeles Will Play Host To The EDI-West April 10-12; Christie’s Cabaret In Cleveland Hosts The EDI-East May 29-31
CLEARWATER, Florida — ED (Exotic Dancer) Publications, producers of the Annual Gentlemen’s Club Expo, celebrates the “return of the showgirl” by introducing two national, invitation-only feature dance contests. The best of the best in the exotic showgirls arena are honored each year with the presentation of Exotic Dancer’s “Overall Entertainer of the Year” Award at the Annual ED’s Awards in Las Vegas during the Gentlemen’s Club Expo. To enhance the prestige of this National Award and to insure that the most qualified applicants all have a shot at the title, ED Publications, producer of the Expo, the Annual ED’s Awards and the bimonthly Club Bulletin magazine, has launched a new, national contest series in 2014 — the Exotic Dancer Invitationals (EDI).
The dance contest will be held twice a year — once in the West (EDI-West) and once in the East (EDI-East) — with the winners of each contest filling two of the four nominee slots for the ED’s “Overall Feature Entertainer of the Year” Award. In 2014, two very prestigious host clubs — Spearmint Rhino’s Dames N’ Games in Los Angeles and Christie’s Cabaret in Cleveland — will host the EDI Contests. The EDI-West will be held April 10-12, while EDI-East will be held May 29-31.
“We are very excited to be hosting the Exotic Dancer Invitational – West contest!” says Kathy Vercher, President and COO Spearmint Rhino Consulting Worldwide, Inc. “Dames N’ Games is the prime location for such an event. As the only fully operational topless sports bar and grill in the greater Los Angeles area, Dames offers guests a unique experience; one that will compliment all of the activities and energy of this very elite showgirl competition.”
“Christie’s Cabaret in Cleveland is both proud and excited to host the Exotic Dancer Invitational – East Contest this May,” echoes Dean Reardon, Senior Vice President of the Christie’s Cabaret/Entertainment USA club chain. “We look forward to hosting a very select group of the adult nightclub industry’s top showgirls, and we know that our beautiful Christie’s Cabaret in Cleveland will be a perfect host for this prestigious dance contest.”
Both Exotic Dancer Invitational will feature two divisions: the “Showgirl” Division, for entertainers who have been actively touring for more than two years, and the “Newcomer” Division, for entertainers who have only been touring for two years or less. Noted industry contest emcee Tony Batman of A! Entertainment and the Planet Platypus Network will be hosting both EDI events, while veteran pageant and ED/Expo event coordinator Lexi Lamour will produce the contests.
“We couldn’t be more pleased with our two host clubs, as Spearmint Rhino and Christie’s Cabaret represent two of the top brand names in the multi-billion-dollar adult nightclub industry,” says ED Publications’ Associate Publisher Dave Manack. “Our company is going to bring the same standards of professionalism that we bring each year to our Annual Expo and Awards Show to these Exotic Dancer Invitationals. And, as indicated by the word ‘Invitational,’ we will only be inviting the best of the best to compete for the EDI Contest titles.”
Feature entertainers who feel they have the credentials to compete in this very selective showgirl competition should contact ED Publications directly at (727) 726-3592 or via email at .
There are also sponsorship opportunities available for both the EDI-East and EDI-West, and interested parties are encouraged to call the ED marketing department at (727) 726-3592 or email either Lacy Empkey at or Kristofer Kay at .
For more information, please visit EDpublications.com.
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