I am going off to dance near Vannes this weekend, in Séné on the beautiful southern coast of Brittany where I shall see several of the ladies who star in my book I DANCE THEREFORE I AM -  some of whom were also my very kind readers. It will be relaxed and friendly, as Scottish dances always are. Here is a memory of Burns Night in Séné. All these kilted figures are French and Breton. Is this not a wonderful tribute to the joys of dancing, to the strength of Scottish culture and the RSCDS?

I must start reminding people to buy the book I DANCE, THEREFORE I AM. Advertising is beginning this month in the country dance journals. Please tell your networks that it is amusing and filled with wisdom about life, as well as about dancing.

I have been away in Mali, and now I am back to DANCING!  In Mali I was promoting peace and development through the SISTER CITY relationship that links Richmond VA with Ségou on the Niger River. Here are two pictures from that trip. The first shows me representing Mayor Stoney of Richmond and standing with Nouhoun Diarra, the Mayor of Ségou who created the scarves and caps with the two mayors' faces on them. The second shows a beautiful sunset over the Niger River in Ségou, who a fisherman in the foreground. If you like the pictures, come to Africa next year!