My occasional pictures, thoughts and quotes about dancing, stretching and keeping healthy—written from the Breton Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, of which I am the Honorary Secretary.
This blog is a supplement to the monthly Dancing Hippos Newsletter. Hippos dance too, but only in my hilarious newsletter.
Which nations have beautiful national costumes? Where do we see them? When to they wear them? In this increasingly homogenized world of social media and American commercialism, I am proud that Scotland’s National Dress is probably the best loved, the most recognized and the most often admired in the whole world. Certainly it is the most important in Britain, and in Europe.
Scotland and the Scots should be proud of their tartans.
Read MoreI am weightless when I dance. I have no need of a Jeff Bezos rocket; all I need is Strathspey music or a beautiful Waltz …. and a beautiful partner to dance with, of course. When they dance well, all women become beautiful. Dancers are Angels.
Read MoreThere are snobs everywhere, and I hope I am not one of them. Ceilidhs do not offer top-level dancing. Nor are Ceilidh dancers always elegant. But Ceilidhs are fun. Definition: a Ceilidh is a Scottish party with any combination of music, dance, singing and storytelling.
Read MoreThese Highland dance feet are not our Breton feet. We leap less high and we are non-competitive. Dancing is for joy. We dance for pleasure, whether with our old friends (skilled and experienced) or with our new friends who are Beginners.
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