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From hereandnow.org --

The sport of Roller Derby has been undergoing something of a renaissance these days. Women are skating all over the country again for the chance to go round and round on a circular wooden rink – and knock each other down – to the cheers and jeers of devoted fans. Here & Now’s former intern, Kassandra Sundt, known on the track as “Maya Mangle-you” of the Boston Nutcrackers, left us an insider’s view into the world of women’s flat track Roller Derby.

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From icespark:

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Indianapolis: 8/8

From Indy.com --  


Meet the Circle City Socialites, Indy's newest belles of the roller derby brawl
by Amy Bartner

In Hollywood, a socialite is a waify blonde who dances on a table in a minidress, clutching a ratlike dog under one arm -- and a male model under the other.

In Indianapolis, a socialite is a brawny sort who glides around a concrete floor in a lime-and-black getup, with knee-highs protecting beefy calves. Her arms are tightly clutched to her body as she shoulder-checks another girl during a bout.

"I think any woman who plays roller derby loves to skate," said Jenny "Megan Enemies" Montgomery, co-founder of Indianapolis' newest roller derby league, the Circle City Socialites. "But for me, one of roller derby's biggest rewards is the feeling of empowerment that comes from getting over that innate fear of falling or getting hurt."

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