Culture: Confessions of an Israeli Folk Dance Addict

Culture: Confessions of an Israeli Folk Dance Addict

The type of dancing that I do is Israeli Folk Dancing. But the movements are nothing like what you might have seen at a wedding or bar mitzvah. While International Folk Dancing strives to be as authentic and traditional as possible, Israeli Folk Dancing prides itself on generating new dances to contemporary and totally eclectic…

Opinion: San Francisco: Menopause the Musical Earns ** Stars

Opinion: San Francisco: Menopause the Musical Earns ** Stars

by Janet Bein, Vivified Diva The best thing about going to see Menopause the Musical, a supposedly hilarious celebration of this inevitable rite of passage, was the female camaraderie. I went with a whole slew of female buddies who were all over fifty years of age. Some of my buddies brought their buddies, which made…