Of interest to dancers in Boston, MA area...

The Northeast Belly Dance Association announces the First Boston Chapter Meeting and Mohammed Al-Bakkar Festival, tonight, August 18, 2005 • 7:00 pm-9:30 pm
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speaking of body images...

A lot of my friends list and other online places have been talking about the Dove and new Nike ad campaigns and about showing "real women" as opposed to unrealistic models. I thought people might like to see this site in which the photographer reveals just how much of the women he shoots is "real" and how much is after the fact: http://glennferon.com/. Go to the portfolio, click on an image, and then mouse over to see the original photo. Photo 36 I think provides a pretty good example of how much is real and how much isn't, and how these women (and a couple of men) who are perfectly lovely in the first place still aren't deemed good enough as is.

(may not be entirely worksafe; hotties in skimpy bikinis galore)