Jeneé Osterheldt writes for the Kansas City Star, "She stood out in the crowd. How often do you see a girl with a Hula-Hoop at a hip-hop show or any bar? The Barbaric Merits, a Kansas City DJ duo, were playing an eclectic, entrancing mix of hip-hop beats and verses the other night at the RecordBar, and here was this young woman off to the side of the room dancing in a world of her own. But not just dancing. She twisted and twirled within the swirling circumference of her orange and black hoop. ... In the midst of these Nike-wearing, head-nodding hip-hoppers, this girl staked her claim as a hip-hooper. ... As soon as she took a break, I met Amy Ameis (pictured), a 26-year-old UMKC geology major and hip-hop fan." Read the full story: Kansas City Star