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AMHERST — A woman with headphones dancing on the street in Amherst center Sunday afternoon was warned by police to not shed any clothes during her public performance.

At 4:17 p.m., police were contacted by concerned passersby who saw the woman dancing at the intersection of Amity and South Pleasant streets, grabbing onto a pole to continue her performance and then removing her belt from her blue jeans.

The woman, who was fully clothed and wearing a sweater, told police she had no intention of removing any articles of clothing, and that she was just exercising.

Scott Merzbach can be reached at smerzbach@gazettenet.com.

Scott Merzbach is a reporter covering local government and school news in Amherst and Hadley, as well as Hatfield, Leverett, Pelham and Shutesbury. He can be reached at smerzbach@gazettenet.com or 413-585-5253.