15:00. Taekwondo lessons with the coach and master of Taekwondo Zhanat .

Doing a warm-up exercise Tanya injured her back, therefore Zhanat helps her to stretch it.

“Lift your leg higher, kick harder!” commands the coach

Tanya’s parents are the certified sport masters. Her mother is a former skater, she has been teaching health improving gymnastics for 20 years. The father is a master of sports in volleyball. "I myself love extreme sports such as parachute jumps, water and alpine skiing, underwater and sports scooter, cycling, roller skates, mountain quads, field hockey and rock-climbing. Also, I would love to try hang-gliding", says Tanya.

The last stretching exercise

The back pains still make themselves felt and apparently the work in the club is cancelled for today...

Despite the fact that Tanya had not worked the day before, the next day she out of habit woke up in the noon.

Her day begins with a late breakfast together with her mother, Natalya Alekseyevna. "I certainly disapprove of what Tanya does, but she would not listen to me. She tried to earn in some other ways, she went to Italy to work as a model and tried to be hairdresser, but she did not like it!"

There are about 50 gold, silver and bronze medals piled on the table, all of them Tanya won when she was from 9 till 20 years old. "We were taught to treat karate in spiritual way. It is not allowed to attack but only to defend yourself". Her Black belt in karate saved her several times when she was attacked by a robber and when she picked a fight with jealous girls. "Once a girl at school gathered a crowd of people against me because she was jealous. She had time to punch me a couple of times, but then I twisted her leg, and after that no one at school touched me anymore. And once while entering my house I was attacked by a mugger who came from the back. I kicked him slightly, he fell down and remained unconscious..."

There are traces of using fire cupping on Tanya's back. Nataliya Alekseevna complains, "Yesterday during a training session she overstrained her back and one vertebra was displaced. It took two hours to put it right"

On the way to a beauty salon Tanya told us that she was using her mother’s car Toyota Rav4, because her own Mercedes C200 was being repaired. "I bought my first car when I was 16 and after one month I crashed it."

15:15. Beauty salon "Vernissage". Manicure technician Yuliya shows available colours for false nails.

"I try to go only to this salon and only to Yulya", says Tanya. "She knows well the structure of my nails and my preferences, which is very important".

Yulya has been working in the salon for already three years. "Tanya is one of the most pleasant clients...", confides Yulya.

Manicure took almost two hours to be done, and afterwards it was time for pedicure and solarium in "Elite" salon.

7:58. Beauty salon “Elite”. Because of the traffic jam, Tanya was late for pedicure. Thus she went directly to the solarium.

Before entering the solarium Tanya applies a special protective cream from sunburn. "I made this Playboy tattoo when I was 16. My mum of course was angry, but what was done could not be undone”

Tanya visits beauty salons almost every day. "Working in the club requires taking a good care of yourself, including manicure, pedicure and epilation. When I just became a strip dancer after doing sports for so many years, it was crazy for me to wear high hills, have long nails and constantly wear make-up. But after some time I started to get used to such things."

The solarium procedure takes 20 minutes, 10 minutes fo each side.

Before going to work she had to get changed and be in time for dinner with her friend Marina. While standing in a traffic jam guys were literally turning their heads to look at Tanya.

19:45. At home. Before going to work she had to wash and make her hair.

20:43."Miyozen" restaurant. Tanya’s friend Marina confides the latest news from her private life

Marina works together with Tanya in stript club "Sahara". Before that Marina used to be a professional figure skater

Time passed quickly in the restaurant and it was time to go to the club

21:20. Strip club "Sahara". Dressing room.

"10-15 minutes more and I will be ready"

Tanya's performance is number 9 on the list

She looks around the hall where visitors have already gathered. "Calling our guests "clients" would be incorrect. Because we do not offer them services for which they pay. We are a part of the dancing show programme of the club where our quests can rest and relax after work"

The music begins to play and Tanya moves to the center of the hall

Sports training makes it easy for Tanya to hold on to the pole doing all sorts of gymnastic exercises

Music ceases and Tanya slowly leaves the hall to the applause of the guests.

After performance Tanya rubs her back as it is still aching a bit...

04:40. Tanya talks with her colleague about today's work day

"Today was not the most successful day for me and the other girls," says tired and sleepy Tanya. "Such work is very exhausting and it gets even more tiring if your efforts do not pay". During the night Tanya took the stage 10 times and she has received only 2000 tenge. "I get 15-20 per cent from each dance and the rest goes to the club. I can keep the tip. Sometimes there are very profitable days, but I cannot tell you how much we earn, it is a commercial secret"

"We have special coupons equalling 500 tenge especially to give tips. Our guests can exchange their big notes for them"

"Earlier the pole dancing was absolutely different, there was less crudeness. Men did not take liberties. However, it all depends on the girl. If you behave accordingly then nobody will touch you. I started to do striptease when I was 16. At that time club administration used to ask my ID and a written permission from my parents. There were no special rules. I know, my Mother does not approve of my job, but at the same time she understands me and trusts me. And I appreciate it very much. Striptease does not only gives me an opportunity to lead a full life, but also to just dance beautifully."

Because of the backache Tanya was free to leave earlier. The usual working hours in the club are from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. and sometimes until 8 a.m.

Going home in a hurry, there are lots of things to do tomorrow...

05: 22. At home.

Everyone is sleeping

In the kitchen Tanya tells us about her plans for the future. "Working in a strip club is not my main life ambition. I have already been working for a long time in this field, and recently I started to get tired of such working schedule. I speak fluent Italian and I have an opportunity to study in Italy. But I cannot give up the job of striptease artist as I provide for my parents."

"I am used to not deny myself in anything. I have bought myself a car and paid for my studies of management. And I pay for the Taekwondo and English lessons. Of course, in the future I would like to have a family, a good husband who would really love me and provide for me and our children."

"Tomorrow I am going to ask my mum to massage my back, it is still aching a bit."

6:10 a.m. In Almaty, someone is already heating the kettle, and Tanya is just going to bed. Tomorrow she is going to have a busy day again...