Atlanta
Rollergirls: Dirty South Derby
Saturday, March 13th
Tickets start at $15
Originally
created as a mostly for entertainment, women-only sport, Roller Derby has
provided onlookers with a unique spectacle for over 85 years. Consisting of 5
skaters on a closed circuit, the packs have four laps to score as many points
as possible, most of which are earned by passing - or body-blocking at high
speeds - the nearest opponent. To ensure prime amusement for paying crowds, the
stunts were rehearsed, resulting an intriguing, if not entirely honest,
exhibition.
What began
in 2004 as a sort of workweek catharsis has since become a citywide phenomenon.
By day, these ladies are Atlanta's finest mothers, students, lawyers and
writers - but by night, it's all girls, all guts, all glory! Acting as the
founding members of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, the Atlanta
Rollergirls have rejuvenated the 88-year-old sport of Roller Derby. For the
first time since the sport's creation, the thrills and spills are unscripted.
Join the
ladies for their first home bout this Saturday, March 13th, at the
Yaarab Shrine Center on Ponce. Our Dirty South Derby girls compete in a knock-‘em-dead
competition with the St. Louis ladies at 5p.m. Beginning at 7:30p.m. the Home
Team Game features your Apocalypstix against The Sake Tuyas for the home turf
battle!
All bouts
are BYOB, and cans are suggested as no glass is allowed inside the arena.
Additional drinks and concessions can be purchased, with combos starting at
only $5 each.
