"Over Paid, Over Rated, Over Here. Yank Go Home! Baby D has arrived in London!" Elbows in My Ears: My Life with Little People, Tigers, and Wardrobe Trunks uncovers a never-before-told tale of a black woman with a twenty-five-year career in the world of the circus. Read of her life as the first African American woman clown in a circus in Europe when she performed with Gerry Cottle's Circus in England. Travel with Danise over the backroads of America on tented shows. And witness her compelling journey inside the massive Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. This intimate memoir reveals the author's encounters with her fight for acceptance and is a testimonial to triumph over naysayers that will capture your imagination.