Former burlesque star Brandi Duran, photographed by Marie Baronnet as part of her Legends series in
Former burlesque star Brandi Duran, photographed by Marie Baronnet as part of her Legends series in 2014. She traveled across the United States taking pictures of retired exotic dancers, ages 60 to 95. If these striptease dancers were pioneers in their field, they are equally pioneers in women’s emancipation, homosexuality and transsexuality. Breaking with the norms of a patriarchal society, they took fate into their own hands, traveling across the United States laden with suitcases and costumes as part of a day’s work. Their stories form part of the American saga and their bodies bear the traces today. Courageously, some of them were able to live their homosexuality and transsexuality during a particularly repressive time, emerging into womanhood by braving the law and the dangers presented by operations and unregulated products. (Source.)Here’s Duran twirling her tassels as part of a ballerina routine: -- source link
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