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M oney raining down on the half naked bodies of sexy women— what a beautiful sight! In the exotic wonderland of nude dancing and gentlemen’s clubs, colored lights and tantalizing music begin to excite the senses. But the anatomy of the women is what really gets a rise out of you. Stiff nipples, flat stomachs, and round butts walking around would get anyone’s attention, but it’s that extra step taken to smile, sit on a lap, and whisper “sweet nothings” into a potential client’s ear that makes the difference. In this erotic wonderland of naked ladies, some women provide the fantasy…. and some women make it an art! You see the flashing lights bouncing off the rhinestones on six inch, black leather boots. Then you turn and see a glow in the dark dance outfit hugging the body of the lady straddling the chair next to you. But just when you thought this was the highlight of your night, a woman takes the stage and climbs 30 feet into the air then slides down the pole upside down- landing in a split! Amateur! Yes, I said amateur! Because up next is… Gigi Maguire A GG Magu re and the Trip to the Magical City nnouncer takes the mic to introduce the next delight! Gigi Maguire is next to take the stage and she is not coming alone! She has three girls with her and together they are- the Snack Pack! Created by Gigi, the Snack Pack is well known throughout the city for their acrobatic techniques in this fine art of nude dancing. This could be the first time you’ve seen four women transform their bodies into bicycles, surfers on surf boards, and swing sets right before your eyes! Voila! Magic! Well, that’s how it used to be until December 10, 2011, the retirement party of this vixen. And after six years she is no longer available for viewing at Magic City! This celebration was one of the largest in the city that month, bringing out a slew of celebrities and other “ballers” in the city as well as a number of dancers from other clubs! Gigi Maguire herself is considered a “local celeb”, being Magic City’s “It Girl”, the face of their marketing and promotions, on top of taking the cover of the 2011 Magic City calendar. But none of this happened over night! Gigi started dancing 10 years ago in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a young mother, mourning the death of her daughter’s father. She confided in her god-sister whom she was living with at the time, about her financial woes. Her god-sister, wanting to help, began to ask around and elicit help from her clients (she was a hair stylist). One of her clients told her about Delilah’s (the gentlemen’s club and steakhouse) and that message was relayed to Gigi who said she went into the club and started the same night. G igi battled with this lifestyle and whether or not it was something she really wanted so she stopped dancing for two years and bartended. Her main goal was not to get consumed by the lifestyle and not allow it to affect her personal relationships. That didn’t go the way she planned. She managed to maintain a loving a supportive relationship with her now 15 year-old daughter who she refers to as “Mini Gi”, but her relationships with men was non-existent for a while. “I have to be honest and say my daughter is one of the reasons I’ve decided to leave- she’s in high school now and I know these things could become an issue,” she said. “With men, it’s often been a problem because many men can’t handle it and for a while I didn’t even make an attempt at being in a relationship because I knew it wouldn’t work.” But Gigi is in a relationship at this time and her man in addition to her daughter are happy she has left the strip club even though she said- SHE IS NOT RETIRED! “I find myself having to correct people all the time. I never use the “R” word because I still dance part time,” Gigi said. “I no longer dance in “general population”- I’ve been a feature girl since 2005 so I get flown around the country and have shows coordinated around me!” Gigi said she kind of sprung the information on everyone at Magic by going into work one night and announcing, “This is my last night!” At that point, the managers and girls decided to put together the “retirement party” that was actually more of a “graduation party” for Gigi.