“The borders of culture and rainfall never follow survey lines.” — J. Frank Dobie

“Authenticity” in belly dance.

I think about it a lot.

Even more lately because I have Facebook and, apparently, cannot help myself from watching the debates.

The idea of authenticity in belly dance makes me...

“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” — Mark Twain

Even before my “Stepping Back” post, I had already been asked by four different people, from various parts of the country, "is GoLive! 2027 actually going to happen?"

Seems like a fair question. I suppose it is a little odd to mak...

I remember the moment the idea for GoLive! was born.
It was one of those spark moments, where something clicks that you didn’t even know you were waiting for.
A flash of “this could be something” that slowly (and then quickly) grows into something undeniable.

But like most big ideas, it didn’t star...