Shakedown
Shakedown
Overview
‘Shakedown’ was a series of parties founded by and for African American women in Los Angeles that featured go-go dancing and strip shows for the city’s lesbian underground scene. Inspired by transwoman Mahogany who, as the mother of the scene, presided over queer strip shows and balls for non-heterosexual audiences in the 1980s, butch Ronnie Ron created, produced and presented the new shows. In them, the largely female clientele from the ‘hood’ slipped dollar notes into lap dancers’ panties while celebrating lesbian sexuality to pulsating hip-hop beats.
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Crew
Leilah Weinraub
Leilah Weinraub
Tim Dewit
Leilah Weinraub
Matt Hollis
Pilar Wiley
Leilah Weinraub
Riel Roch Decter
Sebastian Pardo
Michael Hekmat
Drake Burnette
Minnie Bennett
Brian Goodheart
Alivia Zivich
Dustin Wadsworth
Minnie Bennett
