Boston Combat Zone Miss Exotic Dance Contest April 4 1979

Year Published: 1979

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: This historic exotic dance contest took place at the Picc-a-dilly Lounge in Boston’s Combat Zone on April 4, 1979. Fifteen exotic dancers participated in the only such contest ever filmed in the Zone featuring dancers from several clubs. As the film shows, not all performances were strictly legal. Filming conditions were arduous, with dodgy lighting conditions and primitive --- by today’s standards --- video equipment. The contest was won by Suzanne Monterey, whose performance begins at 12:14 into the video. The full story of the contest and its performers is detailed in the book “We Weren’t Angels: A Memoir of Sex, Drugs and Crime in Boston’s Combat Zone” by Geoff Alexander.