Megan Heckard is a hula hooping burlesque dancer.
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Megan Heckard, a junior at NYU, learned to hula hoop last year. Now she has incorporated it into a burlesque routine that she performs regularly. For Megan, performance is a way of life.
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Megan Heckard, a junior at NYU, learned to hula hoop last year. Now she has incorporated it into a burlesque routine that she performs regularly. For Megan, performance is a way of life.
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