Andreanna Seymore

scars and stripes

Coming Soon

scars and stripes Synopsis

Roller Derby Sign

Violent Knockout

Kitty Porn

Gotham Girls Fresh meat team with derby bruises Feasterville, Pennsylvania

Maura Buse (Boston Derby Dames) & Miss Creant (Maine Roller Derby)

Suzy Hot Rod (Gotham Girls)

Rice Rice Baby (Gynae Davalor, Irie Wonder Woods & Ajani Rhythm Young)

Stepford Sabotage, CT Roller Girls

Rice Rocket (Texas Rollergirls) delivering a friendly post-game tackle to Fisti Cuffs (Gotham Girls Roller Derby)

Cheap Trixie (left) Belle Starr (right) of the Texas Rollergirls, 2008 WFTDA National Championships in Portland, OR.

Fisti Cuffs (Gotham Girls Roller Derby) Vicious van Gogo (#53), Muffin Tumble, Sparkle Plenty (Texas Rollergirls) Feasterville, PA.

Twin Sisters, Desi Cration & Jim \"Koolaid\" (Texas Roller Girls)

Desi Cration hugs her husband and announcer KoolAid (Texas Rollergirls) 2008 WFTDA Nationals.

Burnin\' Helen, Fo Shizzy Borden

Leigh Anne Koop, Delta Flight Attendant

“Fight Attendant”, Leigh Anne Koop

Daughters of the Cincinnati Roller Girls

Sparkle Plenty of the Texacutioners training the Derby Brats

“Legs Benedict” with her children Georgia and Spencer Wunder

Pink PAINther (Fort Wayne Derby Girls)

Northwest knockdown, Portland Oregon

Gotham Girls Derby Taunt , Brooklyn New York

Morristown Madams Roller Derby, Jello fight

Queens of Pain Mascot, New York

Assualt City Roller Derby, team photos

Feasterville, Pennsylvania

Asault City Roller Girls Fresh Meat “ Deb Crush” and “Dino Cakes”

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Andréanna uses photography as a means of inquiry into American social class and women’s culture. This project is a study of what motivates women to form individual identities and groups often considered apart from social norms, and specifically how women’s roller derby is emerging as a new arm of the modern-day feminist movement.

Derby bouts feel much like a 21st-century incarnation of Rosie the Riveter. The extraordinary bonds that are created among the female players, their fanaticism for this extreme sport, and their apparent do-it-yourself attitude are invigorating and infectious.

Roller derby is growing rapidly, in part because of it’s non-discriminatory nature, quickly moving from obscure sub-culture to mainstream pastime. It’s attracting women from small towns and large cities alike, housewives and working professionals. and bridging socio-economic classes. Tough yet attractive, the women and their game are alive with an entrepreneurial spirit. They capitalize on humanity’s fascination with violence in extreme sports and seemingly milk the “girl on girl” sexual stereotype to fill seats. The women embrace their sexuality through the creation of evocative personas, arming themselves with make-up, body paint, kitschy costumes and radical names.

Derby demands extreme devotion and dedication from it’s female members.
New members are deemed “Fresh Meat”, and once passing muster, they soon begin to live, eat and breathe derby life. The growing numbers provide an empowering environment for all involved, but especially for the women who are encouraged to find or reclaim their identity. This new competency is being passed onto the next generation of derby girls - seeing their mothers, friends and relations be a part of this culture continues the growth and support of women and girls roller derby.