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Robin Poulton
Dancer. Writer. Peace Maker.

Dance, Laughter & Keeping it Fit

Laughter is good for health and great for the soul.

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.

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Teaching dance to adults April 2019
Teaching dance to adults April 2019

Teaching dancing to air traffic controllers in Josselin, France

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Scottish DancingElisabeth DrummOctober 18, 2020teaching dance, adults, air traffic controller, kilt, Josselin, castle
Music brings health and happiness
Music brings health and happiness

Dancing is healing! At a recent conference, a medical researcher was presenting findings showing the benefits of dance for older people. In the Q&A session someone said that they were keeping their mind very active with crosswords and sudokus, and they thought this should protect them from senility.

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Scottish DancingElisabeth DrummOctober 18, 2020dance, healing, Alzheimer, senility, stretching, fitness regime
Dancing brings health and happiness
Dancing brings health and happiness

Essays on Scottish dancing to celebrate the joys of our Celtic heritage, sharing stories from Europe, Africa and America about dancing with beautiful women in beautiful St Andrews Scotland

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Scottish DancingElisabeth DrummOctober 18, 2020health, happiness, philosophy, St Andrews, Descartes, John Stuart Mill, Francis Hutcheson, Utilitarianism
Dancing reverses signs of an aging brain
Dancing reverses signs of an aging brain

Crosswords are fine; Yoga is good for you; but research shows that DANCING is most successfully in stimulating the mind and the body, balance, memory and focus.

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Scottish DancingElisabeth DrummOctober 18, 2020brain, dementia, yoga, crosswords, mind and body, balance, memory, focus
Scottish dance all over France and across the world
Scottish dance all over France and across the world

Wherever Brits settle, they start clubs, pubs, and Scottish dancing. Together with dancing come music, whisky, haggis and the fun of Robert Burns’ birthday celebrations in late January. France’s biggest Scottish Balls are in Paris, Lyon and Montpellier.

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Scottish DancingElisabeth DrummSeptember 15, 2020scots, St Andrews, Scotland, RSCDS, France, dance teacher
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The Richmond Chiwara

A monthly Blog Letter published by Virginia Friends of Mali, The Richmond Chiwara describes Malian and West African culture, history, politics and the sister city relationship between Ségou and Richmond, Virginia.

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My Peace Blog

Articles promoting peace and social solidarity. I used to write peace-related columns in West African newspapers, as well as the Robert Lacville column in The Guardian Weekly. A lot of my analyses have been proved true.

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The Dancing Hippo

To cheer people up during the coronavirus lockdowns, I started The Dancing Hippo filled with funny jokes and bits of homespun philosophy.

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