Documentary

Stripped: Nashville

2021

Nashville dancers speak about taking the body back from men who took it first. Divine: 'It's powerful to take back the power that some men in this world took from me.'

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What this book knows

Exotic dancers in Nashville reveal stripping as skilled labor, entrepreneurial hustle, and hard-won self-possession within a Bible Belt city that wants them gone.

Sex: Primary
Work: Primary
Learning: Present
Religion: Present

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Stripping is a form of storytelling. It is another art form. I work two days a week and I make over a hundred grand — going from surviving to thriving.
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Seeing my talent pay off in a big way… I have peace of mind. I have confidence that I am self-supporting.
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You can go buy a gun in minutes, but if you want to get on a stage and show your body, you gotta wait two to three weeks.
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We do live in the Bible Belt and the city doesn't really love having us here. You gotta really want to be a dancer to do it in Nashville.
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You are worth every penny and the money is on the same frequency as me… other people don't dictate my behavior. I know how I feel about myself.
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Growing up religious and in a small town, through dancing I truly feel like I've found my passion — other people's opinions of me didn't matter.
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