About the Book

Showgirl Memoir is an open window into Mikel's personal and professional life as a showgirl/dancer.

A small-town girl whose dream brought her two Olympian performances - '84 in Los Angeles and '88 in Seoul, Korea, and Jubilee Showgirl in Las Vegas.

As additional dressing (and undressing) to her life's story, she shares many successes and a few road bumps along the way, exposing emotional scars as straight forward as her dancing topless.

Mikel shares her brush with entertainment celebrities, and the ups and downs in her life as a performer, as a mother of two sons, and as a daughter who recently lost her own mother.

This book is dedicated to Mikel's mother, Betty Jeanne Peterson who passed away on December 8, 2014.

ISBN (281 Pages)
978-0-9893585-1-4

0989358518

Publisher
Books and Birch

Amazon Rating (4.8 Stars)

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I’ve always been a show business junky and this book fed my habit. There are plenty of inside stories about what goes on behind the scenes of lavish Las Vegas extravagances. I learned about the training and hard work that goes into winning a place in this elite group of entertainers. In many ways, it is a coming of age story and a primer for anyone considering a career in the entertainment field.

(Mitch Phillips - Amazon Review)

As a former stage actor and dancer, Showgirl Memoir rang true for me. From the nerves and the letdowns to the backstage challenges and onstage triumphs, this is a heartfelt and honest portrayal of the life of a performer.

(Paul Atreides, former drama critic for the Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Mikel is a disciplined performer and talented dance instructor with boundless energy. She inspires creativity and she demonstrates patience and optimism with her students.

(Lindell Blake, tap dancer with Michael Jackson in the movie Smooth Criminal)