The stigma of belly dance

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By Pei-Yu Lin/Arizona Sonora News Belly dancers often face sexual harassment when audiences mistakenly associate belly dancing with the sex industry.  Pei-Yu Lin interviewed belly dancers at Xanadu Dance Studio in Tucson, and senior dancers Carmen Evans and Ramona Grewe, to shed light on this issue and provide solutions to the problem.  Music: “Mystery Bazaar” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  Carmen Evans dance footage, courtesy of Carmen Evans. …

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Sneakers are more than just footwear

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By Ahmaad Lomax/Arizona Sonora News From floor to ceiling, filling Adriell Alvarado’s entire closet, a rainbow array of protective clear shoe boxes are stacked, holding a total value of thousands of dollars. For some, buying shoes is just a necessity that varies in price, utility, colors, and purpose. But for so-called sneakerheads like Alvarado, the…

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New season, same Phyllis

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By Zoe Crowdus/Arizona Sonora News College basketball has its expected celebrities. The point guard who made the first pick in the NBA draft. A coach that led a team to 6 NCAA championships in a row. The fan favorite player who makes a game winning, buzzer beating shot and feels the crowd’s cheers engulf her…

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Performing jazz for the old-timers

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By Ella Ford/Arizona Sonora News Two jet black speakers tower over the heads of the crowd; the floor beneath them shines underneath the blinding lights above. A long black cable snakes along the floor and grazes the side of the black polyester of a pair of dress slacks. It reaches its apex at the end…

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Hiking Hammonds

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The couple keeps a home chocked full of character. On a hook beside the door swing a pair of binoculars. Directly beneath, worn hiking poles leaned into the corner of the room. The couple is curled up together on a soft gray couch across from me. Between us sits a dark wood coffee table adorned…

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