A LITTLE BIT OF RUSSIA IN SOUTH AFRICA: FOLK DANCERS GIVE THEIR ALL TO AN AUDIENCE IN PRETORIA'S STATE THEATRE!

At this writing, I do not have the name of this very talented group of Russian folk dancers that we witnessed in Pretoria a few weeks ago. They were from the southern part of Russia and they did not fail to impress a state theatre audience that unfortunately was at a venue that was only about half-filled. If you look closely at Ivan, he's half asleep; Svetlana is all smiles, of course. And me? Well, I was more than pleased to be surrounded by such beautiful, vivacious, youthful women! And the guys were just as spell-binding, what with their athletic moves and seemingly effortless foot speed. To make it an even more enjoyable evening, Svetlana managed to chat with their manager and the next thing you know she was walking away with free tickets for all of us! The invitation backstage was the "icing on the cake", no doubt...There was a catch. The eager manager wanted us to spread the word about the group's talents and bring them to Michigan. A tall order for Flint, but perhaps the group could attract a crowd in large cities such as Detroit or Chicago. Anyway, it was Russia in South Africa. What a rich, rewarding cultural experience!