I didnt want to be Ariel I wanted to be Esther!
says Anderson, referring toEsther Williams, who swam to fame in aquamusicals during the 1940s and 1950s.
Andersons career has evolved from accepting random jobs to being the boss of her own mermaid business.
She shares how she flipped her career from a part-time swimmer to a full-time aquatic performer and businesswoman.
She prefers the term aquatic dancing.
She heads up a troupe who appear every weekend atThe Wreck Barin Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Her team offers mermaid burlesque and Aquaman shows; family-friendly shows are also available.
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She pitched the idea in 2006 and gave a demo performance.
The hotel turned her down but offered to let her practice in the pool.
She considered it an opportunity to prove the doubters wrong.
Every Thursday at 5:30, Id be here.
Within two months, the bar was full… and then the hotel reconsidered.
Did you know?
I have to worry about payroll and taxes.
But the hotel was not prepared for Andersons more grown-up and voluptuous version of a mermaid.
Where people would spend their money on bowling or movies, Im spending my money on making this work.
Yeah, But How Long Can You Hold Your Breath?
I dont take myself seriously because, cmon, I hold my breath for a living, Anderson says.
So how long can she hold her breath?
Long enough to get paid, Anderson says with a laugh.
Long enough for you to worry.
Tiffany Wendeln Connors is deputy editor at The Penny Hoarder.
This post was originally published in November 2018.
(Can you sense my millennial sarcasm there?)
You know which ones were talking about: rent, utilities, cell phone bill, insurance, groceries…
