The industry’s number-one competition for touring showgirl entertainers — the Annual EXOTIC DANCER Invitational (EDI) — is set to make its triumphant return in 2022! After enduring COVID-related cancellations in 2020 and 2021, the EDI East and West contests will be held in Spring 2022 at the Bucks Cabaret clubs in Dallas (EDI West), and at Jerry Westlund’s Pony Clubs in Huntsville, Alabama (EDI East).
The EDI was last held in 2019 at the Bucks Cabaret clubs in Dallas, and at Jerry Westlund’s Pony Club in Memphis. Bucks and Westlund have proven to be staunch supporters of the EDI contests, and both venues are looking forward to the contest’s return.
“The pent-up demand for feature entertainers is unparalleled today, it’s a cry for ‘entertainment’ that I haven’t heard at this level before,” says Westlund, owner of the Pony Clubs chain and a 2021 inductee into the ED Hall of Fame. “I’m excited to bring the best entertainers and the undisputed number-one contest for showgirls to our Huntsville clubs in 2022.
The EDI consistently brings club owners, industry pros and DJs from across the US to support feature entertainment, and I’ll always be excited to play host to this event.” “We are extremely excited to be hosting the EDI West again at Bucks Cabaret and Bucks Wild here in Dallas,” echoes Bucks Cabaret’s Curtis Wise. “The show these amazing entertainers gave us in 2019 was enjoyed not only by our patrons but also our club entertainers. It’s an event you don’t want to miss!” Read more about the 2022 EDI Contests in the upcoming November issue of ED Magazine, which is at the presses RIGHT NOW!
